A RARE ABYSSINIAN HIDE SHIELD

Of molded rawhide with separately-applied grip, the obverse with characteristic minute geometrical tooled motifs overall. Mid-19th c. Diameter 35cm. Condition II

Of molded rawhide with separately-applied grip, the obverse with characteristic minute geometrical tooled motifs overall. Mid-19th century. Diameter 32cm. Condition II

2 Abyssinian Ethiopian Hide Shields. Largest size: 28'' x 29.75'' x 5.25'' (71 x 76 x 13 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding

Early 1900s, Rare thick buffalo hide shield with mineral painted red and yellow design. A great original shield purchased in Flagstaff in 1951. Lacing may have been replaced. Very good condition. Ex.

A durable and well made old parrying shield created with rhino hide and leather stitching. The Shield most likely dates to the late 19th century and is as hard as steel. The shield measures 22 inches

A rare 19th century bleached and incised leather hide shield.The hide is bleached and incised with geometric patterns.Somali warriors carried an iron spear, a short sword called a belawa, and a shield

A Somalian Warriors Hide Parrying Shield (Gaschan) 19th to 20th Century. A classic example of circular form, with domed center and typical large hand grip and made from VERY hard Giraffe Hide. The Shi

Ethiopia, Late 19th-Early 20th Century Rare black and red polychrome decoration on inner (handle) side. Hippopotamus hide, pigments Measures approximately 13 1/2" diameter, not perfectly round.

AFRICAN MAASAI PAINTED TRIBAL SHIELD: Painted hide attached to a wood armature and connected with sinew, 18"h X 12"w. With undocumented provenance from the owner.

Rajput work, formed of thick hide in circular, slightly domed form and lacquered black overall. With four bosses, with fine images of Hindu deities overall, expertly rendered, primarily in gold leaf w

Mughal work, of hardened hide with worn surface and six steel bosses, each inlaid with gold Quranic inscriptions. Retains its cushion to the reverse. 18th-19th century. Worn. Diameter 51.5cm.

Oromo People, a large example of characteristic form, molded in thick hide with a complex series of ridges bordered in knobs, pigmented in a deep brown and tooled overall. The reverse with semicircula

A large example of characteristic form, made of hide laced to a central wooden post with integral grip, the edges bound to stripped branches with tightly-coiled hide. The obverse painted in geometrica

This is a rare and superb Kwoma War Chief’s Pig Skin shield, Kwoma Washkuk, east Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Wood and rattan frame with stretched wild boars hide, signs of use and wear. Field

Ethiopia, 19th century Two finely crafted and (apparently) lathe-turned examples, made of extremely thick hide. With openwork brass handle attachment plates. Quite rare. Dimensions Largest is 9 1/2" d

wood, dark brown patina, kaolin (darkened), of oval vaulted form, carved with the representation of a small "kifwebe" mask in the centre, surrounded by flat incised band ornaments, massive handle back

Pueblo Buffalo Hide Shield third quarter 19th century concave form and painted using mineral pigments in colors of yellow, green, red, black, and white; lock of horsehair attached to front of shield;

Pueblo Painted Buffalo Hide Shield mid-19th century concave form, crafted from 1/2-inch-thick buffalo hide; painted abstract design in colors of yellow, black, and red diameter 19-1/2 inches ...this s

Native American, Central/Southern Plains, probably Cheyenne, Black Hawk, or Crow, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An incredibly lightweight shield meant to be wielded while riding on horseback

19 ½” painted Hide Shield with fringe, Turkey Feather Décor, Buffalo Hide, Brain Tanned, purchased from Sioux Indians, 1937 - if being shipped out of country, need to make arrangements with an exp

Native American Plains Indian Buffalo Hide Shield Rawhide having faded reddish-brown paint image of a horse above center, spots below center and having a medicine bundle attached upper left quadrant P

African Arussi Hippopotamus Hide Shield, Ethiopia. Size: 25'' x 25'' x 7'' (64 x 64 x 18 cm).

Antique African Oromo Buffalo Hide Shield, Ethiopia. Size: 26.5'' x 27.5'' x 4.5'' (67 x 70 x 11 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

A Maasai Painted Hide Shield and Milk Gourd Kenya or Tanzania, Circa 20th Century A.D. Height 39 inches (99 cm). Property from the Collection of Fred W. Everett, The Villages, Florida Provenance: Roya