War shield "glagwa" ·  Cameroon, North province, Mandara Mountains, Kirdi-Wandala · ID: 3049322

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.

The object War shield “glagwa” with the object ID 3049322 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 253 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.

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Comparing literature

Barbier, Jean Paul & Purissima Benitez-Johannot, Shields, Munich, London, New York 2000, p. 46 f.