Small shield · Somalia, Somal · ID: 3036888
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Old German Colonial CollectionSize
D: 31,5 cm
D: 12.4 inch
Description
leather, conical-shaped vaulted in the centre, decorated with concentrical rings and grooves, massive leather handle on the rear, min. dam., slight traces of usage
The object Small shield with the object ID 3036888 was part of the auction 77th tribal art auction on June 28, 2014. The object with the lot number 546 achieved a sales price of EUR 300 with an asking price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 62, ill. 47