Antique African Oromo Buffalo Hide Shield, Ethiopia

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.

Antique African Oromo Buffalo Hide Shield, Ethiopia. Size: 25'' x 21'' x 6'' (64 x 53 x 15 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Antique African Oromo Buffalo Hide Shield, Ethiopia. Size: 29'' x 29'' x 6'' (74 x 74 x 15 cm). Provenance: Ex Yosi Barzilai collection,

War Shield, Sidamo / Oromo People, 19th C. Ethiopia, East Africa. Formed buffalo hide. Size: 28" diameter (68.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview and pick up at 130

Antique Ethiopian Large Oromo buffalo hide shield with bullet hole. Size 28 inches diameter. Provenance Ex Private MD collection acquired from ex Tribal Mania

The authentic animal hide shield is not only used for personal adornment and prestige during ceremonies but also used in battle. The shield was not only for protection from a foe, the warrior would al

**Originally Listed At $800** Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Amarro peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large decorative shield made from the hide of either a hippopotamus or buffalo. The circular

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

3 Antique African Carved Wood Headrests: 1) Headrest, Boni Or Somali People, Mid/Late 19th C. Size: 7.25"H x 6"W x 2"D (18.5 x 15.5 x 5 cm); 2) Headrest, Oromo People (Ethiopia), 19th C. Size: 5"H x 1

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.

An African shield, possibly Maasai, made from buffalo hide woven onto a wooden stick frame with handle, decorated with red and black pigment. Together with a segmented horn walking cane with metal spa

An Arussi or Oromo Shield Ethiopia, c. 1950 Made of stretched cow hide. Embossed with raised ribs and alternating oval bosses radiating from a central vertical spine, fine to

A vintage to antique Maasai shield from the grasslands of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, where such shields were used in warfare, hunting, and rites of passage. A buffalo hide sewn onto a woode

The antique shield measures approximately 26 x 26 x 6 inches; probably hippo or buffalo hide - warped and weathered

Western/Central Africa, Cameroon or Chad, Mandara/Wandala (sometimes Kirdi), ca. early 20th century CE. A massive shield, made of iron overlaid with water buffalo horn and painted with a dark red cros

DESCRIPTION: African Kenyan Masai Maasai shield comprised of hide with fur still on the front, painted with white and black hues. Finished with hide handle along back. CIRCA: 20th Ct. ORIGIN: Kenya DI

DESCRIPTION: African Kenyan Masai Maasai shield comprised of hide with fur still on the front, painted with white and black hues. Finished with hide handle along back. CIRCA: 20th Ct. ORIGIN: Kenya DI

20th century, possibly Oromo from Ethiopia, circular carved wooden tribal shield, with handle. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 23 in. From the Complete and Important

MADE FROM THICK ANIMAL HIDE. 13" DIAM.

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

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 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

Africa; late 19th- early 20th century Of domed form with everted rim. Equipped with original handle and suspension strap, a rarity thus. Dimensions ~22" diameter (55.9 cm)