Zemanek-Münster
Leaf-shaped shield with bump-shaped hallmarks, Sudan, Nuer, Size: H: 138 cm (H: 54.3 inch), ID: 3050569
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Lot 336
102nd Auction

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

sold EUR 950
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
H: 138 cm
H: 54.3 inch

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).

Comparing literature

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

Africa
Shields

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