SHIELD
Before 1950
Undetermined peoples, Somalia
Leather, fiber, 18 x 6 in.
Gift of Julius Carlebach
1953.024

Although it is made of leather, this shield has a decorative pattern reflective of basket work. Similar shields are pictured being carried by Somali chieftans in photographs taken in the Harrar province of Ethiopia in 1931.

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