Lot n° 46
Estimation :
600 - 800
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 650EUR
Maasai shield, Kenya - Lot 46
Maasai shield, Kenya
Leather and rattan
H. 113 cm
Provenance :
- Collected by Howard C. Sykes Jr on safari in Kenya in 1932
- Potomak Auction, Alexandria, USA, April 21-22, 2012
- Private collection
Large ovoid shield carved from a piece of animal hide encircled by rattan and decorated with beautiful polychromy. Note some old native repairs forming elegant seams in the leather.
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