Shield "tafa", "taja" oder "gasha"and two spears · Ethiopia, Amhara · ID: 3034305
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Artur Rösler, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, GermanySize
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