Ethiopia: Round leather shield of the Oromo (Galla) in the central highlands.
An old round shield, called ‘Gatchena’, made of thick buffalo leather, coloured dark brown. With a robust thick rim and a high central shield boss with finial. Décor: all-round, hallmarked circular lines with fine hatchings; the shield boss finished with embossed spikes at the base. On the reverse: a robust grip made of leather.
With good, old traces of usage. Minor age-related damage to the surface of the shield (a small hole, possibly a spear puncture?).
Between the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century; diameter: 53 cm.
Provenance: From the estate of Italian Colonel Giuseppe Polacco, who lived in in Eritrea (Ethiopia) between 1925 and 1943. (ME)
Lit.: 'Afrikanische Schilde' by Plaschke & Zirngibl, fig. 53.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
- Dosažená cena: **
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EUR 625,-
- Odhadní cena:
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EUR 1.000,- do EUR 1.200,-
Ethiopia: Round leather shield of the Oromo (Galla) in the central highlands.
An old round shield, called ‘Gatchena’, made of thick buffalo leather, coloured dark brown. With a robust thick rim and a high central shield boss with finial. Décor: all-round, hallmarked circular lines with fine hatchings; the shield boss finished with embossed spikes at the base. On the reverse: a robust grip made of leather.
With good, old traces of usage. Minor age-related damage to the surface of the shield (a small hole, possibly a spear puncture?).
Between the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century; diameter: 53 cm.
Provenance: From the estate of Italian Colonel Giuseppe Polacco, who lived in in Eritrea (Ethiopia) between 1925 and 1943. (ME)
Lit.: 'Afrikanische Schilde' by Plaschke & Zirngibl, fig. 53.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Aukce: | Mimoevropské a domorodé umění |
| Typ aukce: | Salónní aukce |
| Datum: | 26.05.2015 - 15:00 |
| Místo konání aukce: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Prohlídka: | 20.05. - 26.05.2015 |
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