Round shield "ampinga" · Madagascar, Betsimisaraka / Tanala (Atanala) · ID: 3050167
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, GermanySize
H: 36,5 cm
W: 35 cm
H: 14.4 inch
W: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, covered in cow- / oxhide, brass nails, inventory no. “2637”
The object Round shield “ampinga” with the object ID 3050167 was part of the auction 101st Auction on November 11, 2023. The object with the lot number 95 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 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. 126, ill. 46