Round wickerwork shield · Togo, Tamberma · ID: 3040808
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Size
D: 22 cm
H: 17 cm
D: 8.7 inch
H: 6.7 inch
Description
dyed plant fibres, with phallus-like protrusion in the centre, woven in so-called spiral coiling technique, handle from strip of fur, min. dam., slight traces of usage
The object Round wickerwork shield with the object ID 3040808 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 231.
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Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 130, ill. 123