Shield ·  India, Naga, Konyak · ID: 3036654

Description

rawhide, dark brown patina, of rectangular form with raised vertical middle ridge, painted designs in white colour, firm rattan handle backside, drilled holes on the upper rim, originally decorated with goats hair tassels and fibrous tassels, slightly dam. (rims), damaged area at the left rim;
usually elephant hides or those of some varieties of buffalo were used. The raw hide shields were used in war and have an important role as ceremonial symbols as well. They appear in the hands of the most expert dancers during the ritual dances on the occasion of funerals and are placed on the graves of the warriors.

The object Shield with the object ID 3036654 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 15 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Somaré Grata & Leonard Vigorelli, The Nagas, Bergamo 1992, p. 30