Borana Brass Ornament

Ethiopia

Early 20th c

6 inches high x 6 inches wide

From an English collection

Inv. # A3503

$ 250

The Borana people used brass ornaments to decorate ceremonial outfits and used as currency for barter.  Our Borana brass ornament is disc shaped like an Ethiopian shield with a large projection in the middle with raised dots and incised patterns around the perimeter and sets of holes that were attached to straps.

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