* AFRICAN SHIELD | MAASAI - MASAI TRIBE OF EAST AFRICA.
* THE MAASAI ARE NILITIC AND ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN KENYA & NORTHERN TANZANIA.
* THEY ARE PREDOMINATELY FOUND ALONG THE GREAT PLAINS OF THE SERENGETI , MT. KILIMANJARO, AND SOUTHERN KENYA. THERE ARE 5 CLANS THAT INHABIT THAT REGION.
* THE SHIELD IS MADE FROM COWHIDE AND PAINTED WITH LOCAL PAINT THAT IS DERIVED FROM COWS BLOOD, SAP FROM FRUIT TREES & RED OCHER. BLACK IS MADE FROM BURNT FIELD GOURDS & WATER. WHITE IS MADE FROM BURNT COW BONES , MINERALS & WATER!
*THE SHIELD WAS MADE RECENTLY IN KENYA AND IS AN AUTHENTIC REPRODUCTION FROM A 1905 PHOTO....USING TRADITIONAL DESIGNS AND MATERIALS.
* DIMENSIONS: LENGTH : 46 IN. WIDTH : 32 1/2 IN. WEIGHT : 6 LBS.
