Round shield "gondale" · Ethiopia, Sidamo, Dorze · ID: 3050161

Name: Round shield "gondale"
SKU: 3050161
Price: 250 EUR
Availability: InStock

Price

EUR 250

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Provenance

Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

Size

D: 38,5 cm

D: 15.2 inch

Description

animal skin (buffalo, ox),

Shield with a strongly conical bulging body decorated with traditional hallmark patterns.

According to Plaschke / Zirngibl, this shield comes from the Sidamo region in south-west Ethiopia. The bearers were the Dorze, who live within the Ometo tribal group.

The object Round shield “gondale” with the object ID 3050161 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 376 at that time and is currently available for EUR 250 in Open sale.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 66, ill. 52 Greve, Anna & Kerstin Volker-Saad (Hg.), Äthiopien und Deutschland, München, Berlin 2006, p. 193

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