Accession No
Z 19685 B
Description
Basketry shield with wooden oval frame and convex cross-section. Two cylindrical staves bound at centre on obverse. No grip or handle present on reverse, though six holes indicate there may have once been a central grip. Darker plant fibre binding along rim.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; ?Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 19685 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
350mm x 1200mm x 75mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for Z 19685 [A-B:] 'Pair of wickerwork shields of elongated oval shape, with two staves running longitudinally down the centre, inside the basketwork. Dark wicker binding round rim; no handles. No provenance, but shape suggests Congo origin; cross reference. for example, 1905.E.589-92.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Z Register description for Z 19685 [A-B] reads: 'Two wickerwork shields, elongated oval in shape.'
Event Date
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Basketry shield with wooden oval frame and convex cross-section. Two cylindrical staves bound at centre on obverse. No grip or handle present on reverse, though six holes indicate there may have once been a central grip. Darker plant fibre binding along rim.
Event Date 21/11/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:300201
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