Lot: 319

95th Tribal Art Auction

Rare wrist guard "igitembe"

Ruanda / Burundi, Tutsi

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
H: 5.7 inch;
B: 6.9 inch 		This object is not available anymore.

wood, metal, signs of age and wear

These wrist guards are usually worn on the left wrist, to protect the archer's forearm from being bruised by the recoil of the bowstring.


Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 157
Rare wrist guard "igitembe"
Rare wrist guard "igitembe"
Rare wrist guard "igitembe"
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