Old ?? african shield

francantolin · 3rd October 2020, 02:49 PM

Hello dear members,

I please need the advice of african connaisseurs !

I reserved this ethiopian shield,
not my area of collection but I find it
really nice with his decorations made of coins and nails,

The question: it was sold as an antique one made with hippo leather.

It's nice but is ( TOO MUCH ?! ) in good conditions...
the coins are coming from all country: germany, french african and arabian countries...

So I'm not sure it's an old one...

For the central deco coins, I could read that one was dating from 1980 so...
Just scrap / recent item ?

or I wonder if the central deco is recently made on an old ( early 20th ?)
shield ?

What about the leather ?...

Kind regards

3rd October 2020, 02:49 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 871	Old ?? african shield Hello dear members, I please need the advice of african connaisseurs ! I reserved this ethiopian shield, not my area of collection but I find it really nice with his decorations made of coins and nails, The question: it was sold as an antique one made with hippo leather. It's nice but is ( TOO MUCH ?! ) in good conditions... the coins are coming from all country: germany, french african and arabian countries... So I'm not sure it's an old one... For the central deco coins, I could read that one was dating from 1980 so... Just scrap / recent item ? or I wonder if the central deco is recently made on an old ( early 20th ?) shield ? What about the leather ?... Kind regards Attached Images