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Originally Posted by Albert
Congrats with your very rare acquisition!
I found (only) one example of a peurise nilo.
It is in the collection of the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen Coll. nr. RV-1599-646.
Materials: hide of a water buffalo, brass, copper
Diameter: 41 cm
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Hello Albert,
thank you very much! It's a very heavy item and at the first glance I thought that it is indeed a painted peurise teumaga but by closer inspection you can see that it's a hide shield.
Best regards,
Detlef