Zemanek-Münster

Plaited shield with integrated quiver

D. R. Congo, Northeastern Congo, Lendu
not available anymore
Provenance
Belgium Private Collection
Size
H: 98 cm
B: 35,5 cm - 27 cm
H: 38.6 inch
B: 14.0 inch - 10.6 inch

Description

plant fibre, wood, animal skin,

These shields were worn on the back with a cord around the neck. A smaller braided panel is attached on the backside, creating a flat pocket into which the arrows could be inserted.


Comparing literature

Baur, Ivan & Jan Elsen, Guba, Brussels 2002, p. 204, ill. 188

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