Lot: 493

87th Tribal Art Auction

Shield

Ethiopia, Amarro

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
D: 26.8 inch sold

animal skin, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, with punched linear and hump-shaped raisings, handle on the backside, min. dam., traces of abrasion and usage


Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 69, ill. 59