Zemanek-Münster

War shield "glagwa"

Cameroon, North province, Mandara Mountains, Kirdi-Wandala
sold EUR 200
Provenance
Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size
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.

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