An ancient leather shield with repoussé decoration still showing traces of polychromy. 
Wandala, Cameroon
Leather, pigments, beautiful old patina.
Height: 86cm

Provenance:
Alice and Henri Dupont Collection, Lille, acquired c. 1960
Passed on by descent
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Lot no. 143

An ancient leather shield with repoussé decoration still showing traces of polychromy. Wandala, Cameroon Leather, pigments, beautiful old patina. Height: 86cm Provenance: Alice and Henri Dupont Collection, Lille, acquired c. 1960 Passed on by descent

Result
€585
Buyer's premium
30%
An ancient leather shield with repoussé decoration still showing traces of polychromy. Wandala, Cameroon Leather, pigments, beautiful old patina. Height: 86cm Provenance: Alice and Henri Dupont Collection, Lille, acquired c. 1960 Passed on by descent
Sale Thursday 28 November 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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