Zemanek-Münster

Plaited shield "nguba" ·  D. R. Congo, Poto · ID: 3041178

not available anymore
Provenance
Swedish Collection
Size
H: 132,5 cm
H: 52.2 inch

Description

rattan frame, plant fibre, woven in several crisscross layers of reed and small slats, held together with rattan fibres to form a tight wickerwork, decorated with geometrical patterns in dark paint, wooden handle board backside, min. dam., slight traces of usage, small missing parts


The object Plaited shield “nguba” with the object ID 3041178 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 453.

You can find more Shields and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.


Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 114, ill. 104


Subscribe to our newsletter

Join over 10,000 tribal art collectors. Don't miss out on upcoming news and auctions.

Subscribe today