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23rd March 2012, 01:51 PM
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Fantastic piece Martin! This old photo shows a similar shield and should be from the Mambila I think?
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23rd March 2012, 02:39 PM
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Yes, Mambila. I also like it and value it a lot.
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23rd March 2012, 03:27 PM
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Did you read this book before? "Tribal Studies in Northern Nigeria"? It has lot of information on this people group and some nice photos.
 http://books.google.cz/books?id=iUkV...ambila&f=false |
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23rd March 2012, 04:12 PM
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Not yet, Thanks for good reference.
Regards, Martin |
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23rd March 2012, 04:15 PM
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I'm afraid the whole book is not available online but the chapter about Mambila is so we are lucky!
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24th March 2012, 04:47 AM
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A BEAUTIFUL SHIELD AND A WORTHY CENTERPIECE FOR ANY COLLECTION. CONGRADULATIONS
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25th March 2012, 09:42 PM
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Thank you Vandoo, I was looking for it intensively 4 years
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