Shield · Ethiopia, Oromo/ Oman/ Coastal regions of Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania · ID: 3047141
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
John Tenney, s’Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsSize
D: 21 cm
D: 8.3 inch
Description
hide, brass emblems, base
There is disagreement about the origins of this type of shield. Most likely, however, they come from the Oromo (also “Galla”) in southern Ethiopia. Their distribution area also includes Djibouti, as well as the coastal regions of Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania.
The Arabic emblems are attributed to the lively exchange between the Oromo and Arab traders.
Comparing literature
Barbier, Jean Paul & Purissima Benitez-Johannot, Shields, Munich, London, New York 2000, cat. 33