A set of Ras clothes, shield and cartridge belt
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Ethiopia, Long cloak in bordeaux velvet, richly embroidered in gilded thread with floral and geometrical motifs, opening on the breast with small, brass buttons. Lined with light-blue cloth. Signs of use. Pants in brown velvet, legs richly embroidered in polychrome at the base and with small, brass buttons. Complete with a leather shield, covered with velvet (worn) and brass mounts. Wide, leather belt, with numerous places for cartridges. Fine and rare together.Waist 140 cm, length of the pants 100 cm. length various cm.
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dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Ethiopia, Long cloak in bordeaux velvet, richly embroidered in gilded thread with floral and geometrical motifs, opening on the breast with small, brass buttons. Lined with light-blue cloth. Signs of use. Pants in brown velvet, legs richly embroidered in polychrome at the base and with small, brass buttons. Complete with a leather shield, covered with velvet (worn) and brass mounts. Wide, leather belt, with numerous places for cartridges. Fine and rare together.Waist 140 cm, length of the pants 100 cm. length various cm.