Congrats, Maurice, these are beautiful!
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		| As noted, cloth of these shields is very rarely seen these days but looking at the darker shield, it does not look like cloth...what covers it? | 
	
 Possibly the fabric got treated - here are more pics:
http://www.ethnographicswords.com/in...58&vsig210_0=3
(More pics of the other pieces in 
Maurice's gallery, too 

 )
Regards,
Kai