Lot: 216

Plaited shield with integrated quiver

D. R. Congo, Northeastern Congo, Lendu

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Belgium Private Collection H: 38.6 inch;
B: 14 inch - 10.6 inch
1500 EUR / 3000 EUR

plant fibre, wood, animal skin,

These shields were worn on the back with a cord around the neck. A smaller braided panel is attached on the backside, creating a flat pocket into which the arrows could be inserted.


Baur, Ivan & Jan Elsen, Guba, Brussels 2002, p. 204, ill. 188