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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 8335896, member: 45&quot;]It&#039;s an African Maasai shield, from Kenya. based on the construction and design patterns.&nbsp; You didn&#039;t give the dimensions, so we&#039;ll assume it is smaller than the actual ones used tribally, designed for the tourist market.</p><p><br /></p><p>They were originally made from water buffalo hide, but tourist pieces are often made from cattle or goat hides.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Shields are an important part of the Maasai culture, and were used both in warfare and hunting, as well as objects of identification and art...so they are popular souvenir items, symbolic of the tribe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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