Shield · D. R. Congo, Ngombe · ID: 3033715
sold
EUR 650
Provenance
Thomas Schulze, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 115 cm
H: 45.3 inch
Description
rattan frame, plant fibre, animal hide, of elongated oval form, woven in several crisscross layers of reed and small slats, held together with rattan fibres to form a tight wickerwork, remains of geometrical patterns in dark paint, wooden handle board backside, min. dam., traces of usage
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Plaschke, Dieter, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 114 f.