A Maasai Painted Hide Shield and Milk Gourd

Kenya or Tanzania, Circa 20th Century A.D.

Height 39 inches (99 cm).

Property from the Collection of Fred W. Everett, The Villages, Florida

Provenance:

Royal Estate Sale, England, 1890s.

Probably William S. Arnett, Atlanta, Georgia, prior to 1990s; where acquired by current owner.

Milk Gourd: Intact. Some minor surface wear overall with crackling/chipping, staining, and paint/stain loss throughout. The canteen lid is attached by a thin rattan; minor chipping near mouth/rim of gourd.
Shield: Intact. Overall surface wear with some loss to the paint on the hide. Surface abrasions and scratches throughout.
Both in fine and stable condition overall.

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Mr. Coley joined the Antiquities department in 2021 after working as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi, the world’s oldest commercial art gallery, where he helped to establish the Ancient Art department and launched Colnaghi New York in 2017. Prior to Colnaghi, Mr. Coley was in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Coley holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he earned an art-appraisal certificate from New York University.

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