African Painted Animal Hide Shield Giraffe Safari Scene Braided Fur Edge Wall Art

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A striking piece of East African decorative and ceremonial art, a hand-shaped and painted animal hide shield or wall hanging … Read more A striking piece of East African decorative and ceremonial art, a hand-shaped and painted animal hide shield or wall hanging depicting a savanna scene with multiple giraffe silhouettes and acacia trees rendered in black against a warm golden-tan ground. The hide is natural and untreated on the reverse, mounted on a hand-carved wooden grip handle with fur and leather wrapping at both ends. The edge is finished with a tight braided fur border, white and natural tones, sewn with sinew or cord. The painted imagery is executed with confidence and clarity, consistent with the painted hide art tradition of Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe produced for both ceremonial use and the export art market from the mid-20th century onward.

The reverse (image 2) shows the natural rawhide surface in warm amber-gold tones with the characteristic mottled veining of stretched and dried animal hide, confirming genuine hide construction, not synthetic material. See less