Zemanek-Münster

Rare wrist guard "igitembe"

Ruanda / Burundi, Tutsi
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

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