Parade shield "tafa gašša"
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Lot: 368
97th AuctionParade shield "tafa gašša"
Ethiopia, Amhara
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| French Collection | D: 15.6 inch |
500 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
leather, velvet, chiselled brass sheet,
Initially used purely as military equipment, these shields became more and more elaborately decorated in the course of time and were transformed into purely decorative objects of imperial dignitaries.
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 70
