Stunning 19th C. shield from D. R. Congo. A shield type used among Ngbaka/Ngombe/Lobala/Ngiri/Mabo and other groups. This shield has a rare braiding pattern. For a shield with the same pattern see the book “Shields” from Barbier-Mueller Museum. Some woodworm eating on the handle and an old repair on the rattan.

H. 143 cm

Provenance: African Weapon Collection, Sven-Erik Johansson. Varberg, Sweden. He bought it in an antique shop in Malmö in the 1970´s.

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