Lot 7

WARRIORS CAPE AND CROWN

ETHIOPIA

£575

African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History

Auction: 5 May 2020 at 12:00 BST

Description

velvet, lion pelt, white metal and brass, the velvet stiffened with canvas and embroidered with floral motifs, lion skin covering the chest and shoulders, with white metal charms and bells hanging from the borders and a central brass plaque with a depiction of a lion; the crown composed of lion skin and red velvet attached onto a metal base with inset stones of blue, green and white, bells linked by chains hang below

Dimensions

93cm tall

Footnote

Note:

For a similar example please see: The British Museum, London, accession number Af1961,04.3.