Traditional war shield "gasha" · Ethiopia, Amhara · ID: 3045131
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten, GermanySize
D: 54,5 cm
D: 21.5 inch
Description
leather,
Animal skin that has not yet been tanned was pressed on a wooden mold to achieve the curvature. Then the surface was hallmarked with small metal tools, dyed and greased.
Comparing literature
Greve, Anna & Kerstin Volker-Saad (Hg.), Äthiopien und Deutschland, München, Berlin 2006, p. 193