AN OGONI ANTELOPE MASK, with long spiral horns, pierced each side of the nose, white and black embellishments; and an Ethiopian circular hide shield, of domed form, the front covered in purple velvet with applied brass panels and bosses embossed with foliate designs

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AN OGONI ANTELOPE MASK, with long spiral horns, pierced each side of the nose, white and black embellishments; and an Ethiopian circular hide shield, of domed form, the front covered in purple velvet with applied brass panels and bosses embossed with foliate designs
60cm. high and 39cm. diam. respectively (2)
Provenance
The shield presented to Capt. P.A. Strakosh for his assistance with the Eritrea Industrial Exhibition, Asmara, 18th January, 1944

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