Traditional war shield "gasha"

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Description

leather,
Animal skin that has not yet been tanned was pressed on a wooden mold to achieve the curvature. Then the surface was hallmarked with small metal tools, dyed and greased.

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Comparing literature

Greve, Anna & Kerstin Volker-Saad (Hg.), Äthiopien und Deutschland, München, Berlin 2006, p. 193

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