Shield ·  R. D. Congo, Ngombe · ID: 3032476

Description

cane work with dark patina, of elongated, oval form, rattan frame, woven in several crisscross layers of reed and small slats, it was held together with rattan fibres to form a tight wickerwork, decorated with geometrical patterns in dark paint, wooden handle board backside, min. dam., slight traces of usage;
in earlier times shields of the Poto and Ngombe were often decorated with traditional zigzag pattern.