Shield "tafa", "taja" oder "gasha"and two spears, Ethiopia, Amhara, Size: D: 45 cm (shield) L: 168,5 cm (spears) (D: 17.7 inch (shield) L: 66.3 inch (spears)), ID: 3034305

Lot 485

Shield "tafa", "taja" oder "gasha"and two spears · Ethiopia, Amhara · ID: 3034305

Name: Shield "tafa", "taja" oder "gasha"and two spears
SKU: 3034305
Price: 400 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 400

Provenance

Artur Rösler, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

Size

D: 45 cm (shield)

L: 168,5 cm (spears)

D: 17.7 inch (shield)

L: 66.3 inch (spears)

Description

vaulted leather shield of round form, dyed in dark brown and painted with delicate ornaments (rosette in the centre, framing of the rim), four spherical brass buttons for fixing the handle on the backside, slightly dam., paint rubbed off; additional: two spears with a shaft of black wood and lancet-shaped iron tips with raised middle ridge, iron nozzle at the lower end, decor of one of the spears painted in gold

The object Shield “tafa”, “taja” oder “gasha"and two spears with the object ID 3034305 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 485 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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