Shield · South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3042303
Otto Heinrich Dempwolff (1871-1938), Pillau/Hamburg, Germany
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.
The object Shield with the object ID 3042303 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 519 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 21, ill. 3
Publications
AHDRC: 0142322