Leaf-shaped shield with bump-shaped hallmarks ·  Sudan, Nuer · ID: 3050569

Description

animal skin, wood,

This type of shield was attributed to the Dinka for a long time. After examining field photos from the 1920s/1930s, Naegele was able to attribute it to the Nuer (cf . AHDRC 0193904).

The object Leaf-shaped shield with bump-shaped hallmarks with the object ID 3050569 was part of the auction 102nd Auction on April 13, 2024. The object with the lot number 336 achieved a sales price of EUR 950 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Barbier, Jean Paul & Purissima Benitez-Johannot, Shields, Munich, London, New York 2000, p. 92, ill.43