Bouclier "isihlangu" · Tanzanie, Hehe · ID: 3051599
Vendu
1 000 €
Provenance
Werner Kißling (1952-2020), Heltersberg, GermanyDescription
cattle hide, genet fur,
As with the Zulu shields, so too were those of the Hehe and Bena cut out of half-tanned cowhide. It was the Hehe and Bena who increased the stability of the shields to a certain extent by curving the rims forward.
Littérature comparée
Zulu Treasures, Amagugu Kazulu, Kwa Zulu Cultural Museum, 1996, p. 216, ill. A51