Large Shield of the Maasai - Kenya/Tanzania, East Africa - Slightly convex, poin…

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Large Shield of the Maasai - Kenya/Tanzania, East Africa - Slightly convex, pointed oval shape, geometric ornamentation in red, black and white on the front, wooden shield fetter on the reverse, the edge wrapped with a leather band. Wood, leather, pigments. 93 x 62 cm. - Traces of age. - From a southern German private collection.

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