Shield · D. R. Congo, Soko / Lokele · ID: 3047888
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Provenance
Steyler Missionaries, St. Johann, Blönried, GermanyLoed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
M: 122 cm x 42 cm
M: 48.0 inch x 16.5 inch
Description
wood, reeds, fibres, inscribed “III 67”, label “0.81”
This type of shield belongs to the group of wicker-covered wooden shields, because it consists of thin boards of Ambatsch wood on the inside.
The object Shield with the object ID 3047888 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 335.
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Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Plaschke, Dieter, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 123, ill. 115