KENYAN MASSAI TRIBE HAND PAINTED HIDE SHIELD
£ 1,950.00
KENYAN MASSAI TRIBE HAND PAINTED HIDE SHIELD
Categories: Decorative Items, New ArrivalsStock Number: EA3579
£ 1,950.00
Shipping cost to the United States - £300
Description
KENYAN MASSAI TRIBE HAND PAINTED HIDE SHIELD CIRCA 1920. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MODERN REPRODUCTIONS.
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIVE PIECE FROM KENYA, LIKELY TO BE FROM THE MASSAI OR KIKUYA TRIBES.
ALMOND SHAPED, WITH HAND PAINTED GEOMETRIC DESIGNS AND MUTED COLOURS OF RUSSET, BLACK, CREAM AND BLUE. THESE COLOURS ARE TYPICAL MIXED WITH NATURAL ELEMENTS. HAND WOVEN OUTER EDGE. HAND CARVED HANDLE WITH WOVEN STRAP WORK. THESE SHIELDS WERE OFTEN USED AS SOCIAL RIGHTS TO PASSAGE.
THESE SHIELDS WERE MADE WITH COW OR BUFFALO HIDES.
MINOR SURFACE FADING, EVIDENCE OF MINOR WOOD WORM WHICH HAS BEEN TREATED TO HANDLE.
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Dimensions
- Height37 inches / 94cm
- Width26 inches / 66cm
- Depth5 inches / 13cm
Specification
- Stock Number EA3579
- Material Leather
- Room Hallway Furniture
- Century 19th Century
- Style Victorian
- Colour Brown
- Product Type Woodenware
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Shipping Costs
UK Mainland - £99
Excluding Highlands & Islands of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly, Jersey & Guernsey
USA - £300
Canada - £360
Europe and rest UK - £180
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden. Also Highlands & Islands of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly, Jersey & Guernsey
South America & Middle East - £600
Australia & New Zealand - £680
Rest of the world - £750
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