Plaited shield with integrated quiver · D. R. Congo, Northeastern Congo, Lendu · ID: 3051455
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Provenance
Belgium Private CollectionSize
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.
The object Plaited shield with integrated quiver with the object ID 3051455 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 216.
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Comparing literature
Baur, Ivan & Jan Elsen, Guba, Brussels 2002, p. 204, ill. 188