Zemanek-Münster

Shield

Kenya
sold EUR 400
Provenance
German Colonial Collection
Size
H: 90,5 cm
H: 35.6 inch

Description

cow or buffalo hide, oval form, old writing on the carrying pole, min. dam., breakages (rim), traces of usage;
this rare, narrow shield with carrying pole in the back and a sturdy wooden hoop for strengthening the rim, is similar in construction to those of the Massai.


Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 42

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