241254 - Extremly Rare & Old Dinka Parrying shield (kuerr), South Sudan.

241254 - Extremly Rare & Old Dinka Parrying shield (kuerr), South Sudan.
€375.00

Rare and Early Parrying Shield. Dinka Culture, Southern Sudan.Hand carved from a single piece of wood.
Height: 91 cm.
This shield is dated first half of the 20th century and comes with a certificate of Authenticity.
Typically fashioned from a heavy dense wood, an unusual and striking feature about this Dinka parrying shield is its beautiful curved form. Such shields, referred to as kuerr, were used by Dinka warriors as symbols of status and prestige, and proudly carried and displayed as such. This form of shield was also used in close contact as a form of defence when pole fighting to settle disputes with other Dinka warriors.