180946 - Very Old Tribal African Ethiopian Amhara Shield - Ethiopia
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:12645 | Tribe: Amhara |
| Material: leather | Maker: Amhara people |
| Original/Reproduction: Original |
Antique Ethiopian Warrior shield with decorations. The Amhara peoples used these shields for battle and as prestige items to show rank and importance. This style was know to be used near the end of the 19th century. for condition off this used warrior shield look at the photo's, showing a good patina from age and used. Diameter: 38 cm. This shield is used in 1896 in the Ethiopian - Italian war, near Adwa. The damaged are coming from this War.
See a si...milar example in the Musee Dapper's CHASSEURS ET GUERRIERS; AFRICA: The Art of a Continent, edited by Tom Phillips, (See p. 126 in the above-referenced volume and also, p. 69 in African Shields by Dieter Plaschke and Manfred A. Zirngibl, ) see also Marc Ginzberg. AFRICAN FORMS, pp. 168, 171
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