Shield · Cameroon, Kirdi · ID: 3040457
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Size
H: 86 cm
H: 33.9 inch
Description
metal, remains of pigments, with punched decorations, handle on the rear, min. dam., traces of usage and abrasion;
metal shields are rarely used in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are more effective than their hide and basketry percursors but they retain the shape and designs of the older hide shields.
The object Shield with the object ID 3040457 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 350.
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Comparing literature
Kahan, Leonard et .al., A Cameroon World, New York 2007, p. 194, ill. 157