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 resembling an Ethiopian shield. The ornament has 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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