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30th September 2010, 12:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 2,225
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Ethiopean shield on KIT website
For sharing. shield with provenance described on museum's website :
http://www.tropenmuseum.nl/smartsite...h=FAB&id=48453 Best regards, Willem |
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30th September 2010, 07:32 PM
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(deceased)
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: OKLAHOMA, USA
Posts: 3,138
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I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THESE SHIELDS AND THEY MAKE A GREAT DISPLAY ALONG WITH A SWORD OR TWO. THERE ARE SOME GREAT PICTURES IN AN OLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OF THE CORONATION OF HAILE SELASSIE. LOTS OF SHIELDS AND WEAPONS CARRIED AND WORN.
 HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE |
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1st October 2010, 09:16 PM
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EAAF Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 7,219
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Never got into AFrican much, but these shields are the exception!
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