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CharlesS · 15th May 2013, 11:52 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys.

No provenance on the second shield that I am aware of.

I can't tell you all how thrilled I am to have found these.

Does anyone else find it curious that the decorated shields use very different styles of decoration than we see on Moro weapons. Shields tend to be decorated in simple tones that may highlight the middle or the outer rim...OR...with carved "sunburst" style motifs.

I would think that okir-style floral art would be more common. The edges on the black shield may come the closest to mimicking that style, but even then only somewhat.

15th May 2013, 11:52 AM	#7
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Thanks for the feedback guys. No provenance on the second shield that I am aware of. I can't tell you all how thrilled I am to have found these. Does anyone else find it curious that the decorated shields use very different styles of decoration than we see on Moro weapons. Shields tend to be decorated in simple tones that may highlight the middle or the outer rim...OR...with carved "sunburst" style motifs. I would think that okir-style floral art would be more common. The edges on the black shield may come the closest to mimicking that style, but even then only somewhat.