Rare war shield, D. R. Congo, Mbesa, Size: H: 106 cm (H: 41.7 inch), ID: 3046235

Rare war shield, D. R. Congo, Mbesa, Size: H: 106 cm (H: 41.7 inch), ID: 3046235 - 2/3

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Lot 300

93rd Tribal Art Auction

Rare war shield · D. R. Congo, Mbesa · ID: 3046235

sold EUR 900

Size

H: 106 cm

H: 41.7 inch

Description

wood, wickerwork, black resin-like mass, animal skin,

Comparing literature

Baur, Ivan & Jan Elsen, Guba, Brussels 2002, p. 195, ill. 178

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