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Kenyan Massai Tribe Hand Painted Hide Shield

Name: Kenyan Massai Tribe Hand Painted Hide Shield
SKU: EA3579
Price: 1950.00 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Height 94cm

Width 66cm

Depth 13cm

Stock Number: EA3579

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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.

Dimensions & specification

Dimensions

Height: 37 inches / 94cm
Width: 26 inches / 66cm
Depth: 5 inches / 13cm

Specification

Stock number: EA3579
Material: Leather
Room: Hallway Furniture
Century: 19th Century
Style: Victorian
Colour: Brown
Product Type: Woodenware

Delivery & collection

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

South America & Middle East £600

Australia & New Zealand £680

Rest of the world £750

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