Subject: balambaras chief
Culture: Amharic Ethiopian
Setting: Ethiopian empire, 1868-1913
Object: tāfā / gãshã shield
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* Houston Museum of Natural Science > Lucy's Legacy
Royal Armouries Museum > War Gallery *
"Shield Ethiopian, 19th century
Shields with velvet covering and silvered copper strips
were presented by the Emperor to his Rases (provincial governors).
The decoration on these shields showed a man's standing
in society and his valour on the battlefield." ...
