Rare grand bouclier de combat · Kenya / Tanzanie, Luo (Kavirondo) · ID: 3050169
Description
buffalo skin, kaolin, base
This unusual type of shield is one of the largest African leather shields.
The shield is curved around a vertical central axis so that it offers the fighter’s body almost all-round protection. When at rest, the shields were leaned against the feet, placed vertically on the ground.
The shield is elaborately decorated. The asymmetrical patterns were created by shaving out the short-haired buffalo hide in places. Linear patterns were driven into the thick leather, and elsewhere shapes were emphasised by incised lines. The carrying pole consists of a forked piece of wood that was fixed with leather straps. In addition, a carrying cord made of plant fibre.
The shield was carried by the Luo, an association of many small tribal groups living on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria in western Kenya and Tanzania. An obsolete name for the Nilotic groups is Kavirondo.
L’objet Rare grand bouclier de combat avec l’ID d’objet 3050169 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 101e vente aux enchères dans 11 novembre 2023 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 92 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 35 Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 228