Shotel
Ethiopian
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, Metal, Silver
Measurements
850 mm (Length); 40 mm (W); 765 mm (Length); 50 mm (W)
Place of origin
Ethiopia
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328969
Summary
Sword; Shotel - Two edged, double curved Ethiopian sword, Shotel, with sheath in red leather with silver mounts. 'Used to reach behind opponent's shield' (M. Jessup).
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Ethiopian , maker