Rare old shield ·  Tanzania, Kerewe · ID: 3052925

Description

light wood, polychrome paint, handwritten notes on the back “D.O.Afr.” and “MUANZA WAKEREWE”

For a comparable object see AHDRC 0170323.

The Kerewe mainly live on Ukerewe, which is the largest island in the southeast section of Lake Victoria. The production and use of this lightweight wood shield, according to Plaschke / Zirngibl, probably ended in the first decades of the 20th century. Travellers to these islands in Lake Victoria reported around 1940 that they were hardly any longer to be found.

The object Rare old shield with the object ID 3052925 was part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026. The object with the lot number 211 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 78 f.