Two Shields - Tanzania - Sep 04, 2014 | Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-muenster In Germany
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Two shields - Tanzania
Two shields - Tanzania
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Description
buffalo hide, white pigment remains, of oval form, decorated with concentric circles and with a series of embossed rows of protrusions, wooden pole at the back, dam., traces of usage and abrasion;
the Mbugwe are a small ethnic group in northeastern Tanzania. Like their neighbouring pastoral groups of the triangle Lake Natron, Lake Eyasi and Lake Manyara the Mbugwe used to produce buffalo hide circular shiels.
H: 84 cm & 81 cm
Provenance:
Heinz Albert Karl Felix (1921-2008)
collected in the 1970's
Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 29
Continent: Africa
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Two shields - Tanzania

Estimate €200 - €400
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Starting Price €200
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