Rare bouclier tressé "ngubo / "ngabo"
R. D. Congo, Baali
Vendu
4 000 €
Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The NetherlandsTaille
H: 150 cm
B: 59 cm
H: 59.1 inch
B: 23.2 inch
Description
rattan, plant fibre, wood (grip board),
Shield of unusual size with elaborately decorated grip board.
A comparable example entered the holdings of the Africa Museum Tervuren in 1916 (Inv. no. EO.0.0.19590). Another one illustrated in Elsen (2002), p. 209 (AHDRC 0034934).