Shield "ghur" (Nuer) or "adeit" / "ayaak" (Dinka) ·  Sudan, Nuer, Dinka, Shilluk · ID: 3050574

Description

wood, animal skin, plant fibre,

Evanst-Pritchard, who collected such a shield from the Nuer in 1936, reported on the multifunctional usability of this type of shield.

The underside is partially hollowed out in the centre and provided with a bar that served as a handle when the object was used as a parrying shield.

The short legs meant that it could also be used as a headrest or stool. The hollow is even said to have served as a container for smoking utensils, for example.

The object Shield “ghur” (Nuer) or “adeit” / “ayaak” (Dinka) with the object ID 3050574 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 337.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 75 ill. 64