Bouclier ·  Éthiopie, Oromo / Oman / Régions côtières du Kenya, de la Somalie et de la Tanzanie · ID: 3047141

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.

Littérature comparée

Barbier, Jean Paul & Purissima Benitez-Johannot, Shields, Munich, London, New York 2000, cat. 33