Shield · South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3035386
sold
EUR 380
Size
H: 110 cm
H: 43.3 inch
Description
cow hide, wood, of oval form, front with interwoven hairy strips, noteworthy: pole at the back in form of a spear, dam., cracks, traces of usage and abrasion;
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 3035386 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 466 achieved a sales price of EUR 380.
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