Arrow-case shield or shield quiver · D. R. Congo, Lendu · ID: 3043013
sold
EUR 1,800
Size
H: 91,5 cm
H: 36.0 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 97, ill. 86