Zemanek-Münster
Shield
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Lot 511
80th Tribal Art Auction

Shield

Ethiopia, Amhara
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Pierre Gavignot, Ile de France, France
Size
D: 44,5 cm
D: 17.5 inch

Description

probably made from giraffe-, gazelle- or antelope skin, stretched with dark fabric and decorated with punched metal sheet ornaments, wooden handle stretched with dark leather, slight traces of usage and abrasion

Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 70
Africa
Shields

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