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>>1900 Somali wadaad
>>>shield
Subjectwadaad tribal sheikh / warrior
Culture: Somali
Setting: British, Italian invasions, Somaliland 1880-1920
Objectgãschãn shield



National Museum of Natural History > African Voices *
"Shield and spear, 20th century"





* Farrow Fine Art
​> event photos

​Sofe Design *




* American Museum of Natural History > Hall of African Peoples
"Persian shield compared with one from East Africa (Somali)."
[CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
Does the "Persian" shield here resemble known Persian shields of the time?]