Arrow-case shield or shield quiver ·  D. R. Congo, Lendu · ID: 3043013

Description

trapezoidal board-like wickerwork of rattan slats with reinforced rims, finely woven arrow case, min. dam., traces of usage.
These so-called arrow-case shields or shield quivers hung from the neck of its user, covering his back and supposedly protecting him from arrows from the rear. To get an arrow, he reached over his shoulder into the opening of the bag.

The object Arrow-case shield or shield quiver with the object ID 3043013 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 421 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 97, ill. 86