Zemanek-Münster

Shield ·  D. R. Congo, Fuliru/Tussi/Lega/Twa · ID: 3038830

sold EUR 500
Provenance
Bruce Frank, New York, USA
Size
H: 67 cm
H: 26.4 inch

Description

of oval form, consisting of several slats, almost completeley covered on both sides with wicker made from rattan, both the central wooden projection, as well as the handle, were left uncovered, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of usage and abrasion


The object Shield with the object ID 3038830 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 426 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 84, ill. 76


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