Kisii fighting men with shields and spears
The iconic colonial-era image of Gusii warriors — the fighting kit of the age-set.
Five Kisii men photographed with the ox-hide shields and long spears of the fighting age-set — the image that has come to stand for Gusii martial tradition in archives around the world. Weapons of this pattern armed the generation that confronted colonial conquest.
Cultural context
Archival photograph held in the digital museum's visual record. See the image caption for source and licence.
