WALTA -- ዋ�áˆá‰³
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Document Type: Artifact ጥበብ
Category: Educational ትáˆáˆ…áˆá‰³á‹Š, Historical ታሪኻዊ, Traditional ባህለዊ
Date: Circa 2004
Date Details: Documented on July 4, 2004.
Location: Edmonton, Canada
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The walta(ዋ�áˆá‰³) is the traditional shield of Eritrean and Ethiopian warriors. Today waltas are limited to ceremonial use -- in dances, plays, and for use as wall decorations. Walta, or Waltana(ዋ�áˆá‰³áŠ“ -- meaning "our shield") is a common girl's name in the Tigrinya language.
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Document Type: Artifact ጥበብ
Category: Educational ትáˆáˆ…áˆá‰³á‹Š, Historical ታሪኻዊ, Traditional ባህለዊ
Date: Circa 2004
Date Details: Documented on July 4, 2004.
Location: Edmonton, Canada
Notes:
The walta(ዋ�áˆá‰³) is the traditional shield of Eritrean and Ethiopian warriors. Today waltas are limited to ceremonial use -- in dances, plays, and for use as wall decorations. Walta, or Waltana(ዋ�áˆá‰³áŠ“ -- meaning "our shield") is a common girl's name in the Tigrinya language.
Comments: None [add]
