Shield · South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3033714
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Provenance
Thomas Schulze, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 120 cm
H: 47.2 inch
Description
cow hide, wood, of oval form, front with interwoven hairy strips, slight traces of abrasion and usage;
the middle, on the backside a sturdy pole is pulled through the strips, thus fastening it tightly to the surface. By holding it only with the thumb and the fingertips the user enjoyed great agility.
The object Shield with the object ID 3033714 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 503.
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Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Plaschke, Dieter, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 21, ill. 3