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Wicker shield ·  D. R. Congo, Mongo (Hamba / Jonga / Tetela / Nkutshu) · ID: 3048610

sold EUR 550
Size
H: 82 cm
B: 19 cm
H: 32.3 inch
B: 7.5 inch

Description

wood (frame and grip board), rattan,
These small shields were probably used for ceremonies (initiation).


The object Wicker shield with the object ID 3048610 was part of the auction 97th Auction on November 6, 2021. The object with the lot number 336 achieved a sales price of EUR 550 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Baur, Ivan & Jan Elsen, Guba, Brussels 2002, p. 91 f.


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