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The '''dhal''' is a type of [[shield]] found in the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref name="DuttaTripathy2006">{{cite book|author1=Sristidhar Dutta|author2=Byomakesh Tripathy|title=Martial Traditions of North East India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s_ttiCMvGH4C&pg=PA97|year=2006|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-8069-335-9|pages=97–}}</ref> They are nearly always geometrically round and yet they vary in diameter from about eight inches to twenty-four inches. Some are nearly flat while others are strongly [[:wikt:convex|convex]] or curved.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[A GLOSSARY of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor IN ALL COUNTRIES AND IN ALL TIMES]] Together with Some Closely Related Subjects|year=1961|publisher=Jack Brussel|author=Cameron Stone, George|page=206}}</ref> The edges may be flat or rolled back in the reverse direction to that of the curvature of the shield. Dhal shields were either made from [[metal]] or [[Hide (skin)|hide]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=DK|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XlLy5dysxxEC&q=dhal+shield&pg=PA33|title=DK Eyewitness Books: Arms and Armor: Discover the Story of Weapons and Armor—from Stone Age Axes to the Battle Gear of the Samurai|date=2011-08-15|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-7566-8951-3|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Materials==<br />
Leather shields were made from a great variety of animals found in the Indian subcontinent. The hide shields were made from either [[water buffalo]], [[sambar deer]], [[Indian elephant]], or [[Indian rhinoceros]]. The rhinoceros shields were the most prized variant among leather shields.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ciuk|first1=Krzysztof|last2=Woodward|first2=Susan|title=Shields of dreams: Mughal dhals sport "designer label" rhino|journal=ROM: Magazine of the Royal Ontario Museum; Toronto|volume=34|pages=5|via=ProQuest}}</ref><br />
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==Construction==<br />
[[File:Indian dhal shield.jpg|thumb|Antique Islamic dhal at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Commons category-inline|Dhal}}<br />
* [http://www.horshammuseum.org Horsham Museum website] with collections database access<br />
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