Rare wrist guard "igitembe" · Ruanda / Burundi, Tutsi · ID: 3047284
not available anymore
Size
H: 14,5 cm
B: 17,5 cm
H: 5.7 inch
B: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, metal, signs of age and wear
These wrist guards are usually worn on the left wrist, to protect the archer’s forearm from being bruised by the recoil of the bowstring.
Comparing literature
Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 157