Shield - South Africa, Zulu
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cow hide, wood, of oval form, front with interwoven hairy strips, noteworthy: pole at the back in form of a spear, dam., traces of usage and abrasion;
on the backside a sturdy pole is pulled through the strips, thus fastening it tightly to the surface. By holding it only with the thumb and the fingertips the user enjoyed great agility.
H: 94 cm, H: 37,0 inch
Provenance:
Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933), Kulm/Hamburg, Germany
Otto Heinrich Dempwolff (1871-1938), Pillau/Hamburg, Germany
Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 21, ill. 3
Continent: Africa
on the backside a sturdy pole is pulled through the strips, thus fastening it tightly to the surface. By holding it only with the thumb and the fingertips the user enjoyed great agility.
H: 94 cm, H: 37,0 inch
Provenance:
Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933), Kulm/Hamburg, Germany
Otto Heinrich Dempwolff (1871-1938), Pillau/Hamburg, Germany
Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 21, ill. 3
Continent: Africa
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Shield - South Africa, Zulu
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