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.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 625.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,000.- to 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.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 26.05.2015 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 20.05. - 26.05.2015 |
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