KEZHIA FIELDS
Kezhia's passion for cultural history, and her African heritage has driven her to create her dealership selling a range of Tribal Art from affordable pieces to highly sought after collectors's objects.
CONTACT
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Exhibits
Outstanding Amhara Shield
Ethiopia
19th Century
Possession of a shield among the Amhara tribe was nobility and regarded with such reverence among the warriors and chiefs, shields were both used for protection , status symbol and right of passage. Made of animal hide, early 19th century, measurements are H 22 cm X W 41 cm
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Maasai Shield Kenya
A stunning Shield, Maasai tribe Kenya, the shield is made of hide, wood handle, leather strap and natural pigmentation, early 19th century, measurements are H 103cm x W 60cm,
POA
Kifwebe Mask
Songye, Kalebwe chiefdom, Southeastern Congo,
Lomami River, D.R. of Congo
wood, pigments
50cm
collected in the 1960s by Mr Bahenberg, Germany
ex. Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Yale-GvR files 0069517~01
inventory no. 781
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