Plaited shield with iron disc ·  D. R. Congo, Bandia, Djabbir Zande, Nsakara, Bati, Mbudja, Benge, Sere · ID: 3050568

Description

wood, rattan,

The round iron discs on the front are only found on the shields of the so-called “Vorkämpfer” (men who fought in the first line), a rank that was only awarded to particularly brave warriors (according to Plaschke & Zirngibl, 1992, p. 107).

The object Plaited shield with iron disc with the object ID 3050568 was part of the auction 102nd Auction on April 13, 2024. The object with the lot number 327 achieved a sales price of EUR 550 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Baur, Ivan & Jan Elsen, Guba, Brussels 2002, p. 130 ff Plaschke, Dieter & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 106 f.