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Old 30th September 2010, 11:17 AM   #1
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Default Ethiopean shield on KIT website

For sharing. shield with provenance described on museum's website :

http://www.tropenmuseum.nl/smartsite...h=FAB&id=48453

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Old 30th September 2010, 06:32 PM   #2
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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.

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Old 1st October 2010, 08:16 PM   #3
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Never got into AFrican much, but these shields are the exception!
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