War shield "glagwa" · Cameroon, North province, Mandara Mountains, Kirdi-Wandala · ID: 3049322
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySize
H: 79 cm
H: 31.1 inch
Description
animal skin (cow) with fur remains, with raised groove patterns driven out of the still damp skin, painted with a mixture of red ochre and oil
Formerly used as war shields, they are now worn at dances and funeral ceremonies.
Comparing literature
Barbier, Jean Paul & Purissima Benitez-Johannot, Shields, Munich, London, New York 2000, p. 46 f.