Shield · R. D. Congo, Topoke · ID: 3035361
Vendu
1 100 €
Provenance
Thomas Schulze, Berlin, GermanyMichel Thieme, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Description
wood, rattan, roof-shaped, the back of the shield is covered with split bamboo-like reeds tightly bound together, decorated with wickerwork, min. dam., slight traces of usage and abrasion;
one of the oldest sources on the presence of wooden shields in this region is from H. M. Stanley (“Durch den dunklen Weltteil”, Leipzig 1881, vol. II, p. 288): “The shields were shaped like long rectangles, beautifully made from the bark of a palm tree and thus light, tough and impenetrable for knife and spear.”
Littérature comparée
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 90 f.