Shield
Hima People, Uganda
Basketry weave, wicker, wood
Width: 14 ins.  Height: 9.5 ins.  Depth: 7 ins.  
(35.5 x 24 x 17.5 cm)
$5,500

A beautiful example of a very rare type of shield, in excellent condition
 
See Guba  Vol 2, Wooden Shields of the Congo-basin, page 216 , Ivan Baur and Jan Elsen, Brussels 2004

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