Lot 120
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AN ARUSSI CIRCULAR EMBOSSED HIDE SHIELD, with ridges radiating from the central vertical spine between oval bosses, finely tooled surface ornament, curled rim, glossy black patina with red painted embellishments

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AN ARUSSI CIRCULAR EMBOSSED HIDE SHIELD, with ridges radiating from the central vertical spine between oval bosses, finely tooled surface ornament, curled rim, glossy black patina with red painted embellishments
78cm. diam.

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The only known published reference to these shields is on page 17 of the second volume of Leo Frobenius's Volker Sud-Athiopiens, where a similar shield is illustrated and described as "Lowland Arussi, Amarro".

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