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.