Shield · D. R. Congo, Boa · ID: 3053646
Starting price
EUR 4,000
Estimated price
EUR 8,000
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanySize
H: 121 cm
B: 38 cm
H: 47.6 inch
B: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, rattan, cord, leather,
The Boa originally inhabited the western bend of the Congo River and extended as far as the Mbomu River. In the 19th century, they were driven westward by the Azande and maintained close cultural relations with the Mangbete and Mangbele, whose influences had a lasting impact on their material culture.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 152, ill. 352