Shield · South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3042303
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933), Kulm/Hamburg, GermanyOtto Heinrich Dempwolff (1871-1938), Pillau/Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 94 cm
H: 37.0 inch
Description
cow hide, wood, of oval form, front with interwoven hairy strips, noteworthy: pole at the back in form of a spear, dam., traces of usage and abrasion;
on the backside a sturdy pole is pulled through the strips, thus fastening it tightly to the surface. By holding it only with the thumb and the fingertips the user enjoyed great agility.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 21, ill. 3
Publications
AHDRC: 0142322