ethiopian-oromo-shield
Lot 548
Ethiopian Oromo Shield
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Made of stretched hide - likely hippopotamus - stretched over a wooden frame, the face with a distinctive crest surrounded by bosses, all within a raised rim, the handle is present on the back.

25.5 in. diameter.

The Personal Collection of Mr. Philip H. Huggins, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Surface grime and a deep aged patina; the exposed wood of the handle dry with age cracks.

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