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AN ABYSSINIAN HIDE SHIELD

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A RARE ABYSSINIAN HIDE SHIELD: Of molded rawhide with separately-applied grip, the obverse with characteristic minute geometrical tooled motifs overall. Mid-19th c. Diameter 35cm. Condition II

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2 Abyssinian Ethiopian Hide Shields: 2 Abyssinian Ethiopian Hide Shields. Largest size: 28'' x 29.75'' x 5.25'' (71 x 76 x 13 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding

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Pueblo Buffalo Hide Shield: Pueblo Buffalo Hide Shield third quarter 19th century concave form and painted using mineral pigments in colors of yellow, green, red, black, and white; lock of horsehair attached to front of shield;

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Pueblo Painted Buffalo Hide Shield: Pueblo Painted Buffalo Hide Shield mid-19th century concave form, crafted from 1/2-inch-thick buffalo hide; painted abstract design in colors of yellow, black, and red diameter 19-1/2 inches ...this s

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Late 19th C. Southern Plains Hide Shield w/ Figure: Native American, Central/Southern Plains, probably Cheyenne, Black Hawk, or Crow, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An incredibly lightweight shield meant to be wielded while riding on horseback

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Painted Hide Shield with fringe: 19 ½” painted Hide Shield with fringe, Turkey Feather Décor, Buffalo Hide, Brain Tanned, purchased from Sioux Indians, 1937 - if being shipped out of country, need to make arrangements with an exp

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Native American Plains Indian Buffalo Hide Shield: Native American Plains Indian Buffalo Hide Shield Rawhide having faded reddish-brown paint image of a horse above center, spots below center and having a medicine bundle attached upper left quadrant P

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African Arussi Hippopotamus Hide Shield, Ethiopia: African Arussi Hippopotamus Hide Shield, Ethiopia. Size: 25'' x 25'' x 7'' (64 x 64 x 18 cm).

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Antique African Oromo Buffalo Hide Shield, Ethiopia: Antique African Oromo Buffalo Hide Shield, Ethiopia. Size: 26.5'' x 27.5'' x 4.5'' (67 x 70 x 11 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

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A Maasai Painted Hide Shield and Milk Gourd Height 39: A Maasai Painted Hide Shield and Milk Gourd Kenya or Tanzania, Circa 20th Century A.D. Height 39 inches (99 cm). Property from the Collection of Fred W. Everett, The Villages, Florida Provenance: Roya

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Antique Ottoman Empire Round Hide Shield: Antique Ottoman Empire round shield composed of hide overlaid with embossed scroll designed segments throughout, a conical form leading to a wrapped edge, and felt handles.

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Bouclier Abyssin en cuir (tafa), Ethiopie XIXe siècle A leather Abyssinian shield (tafa), E...: Bouclier Abyssin en cuir (tafa), Ethiopie XIXe siècle A leather Abyssinian shield (tafa), Ethiopia, 19th Century of conical form with silver-overlaid brass mounts engraved and decorated with vege

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Antique African Oromo Buffalo Hide Shield, Ethiopia: Antique African Oromo Buffalo Hide Shield, Ethiopia. Size: 25'' x 21'' x 6'' (64 x 53 x 15 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

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Kenyan / Massai? African tribal hide shield with polychrome decoration. 37"H x 25"W x 8"D: Kenyan / Massai? African tribal hide shield with polychrome decoration. 37"H x 25"W x 8"D

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19th Century Somali Leather Hide Shield: A rare 19th century bleached and incised leather hide shield.The hide is bleached and incised with geometric patterns.Somali warriors carried an iron spear, a short sword called a belawa, and a shield

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Zulu African painted hide shield. Red and black: Zulu African painted hide shield. Red and black geometric designs on a cream tone ground. Leather wrapped edges. 25.5 x 40in.

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Of molded rawhide with separately-applied grip, the obverse with characteristic minute geometrical tooled motifs overall. Mid-19th century. Diameter 32cm. Condition II