Nguba

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A Nguba is a basket shield of the peoples of the

Republic of Congo
.

Ngombe
from Congo

Uses

This type of shield is found in many african ethnic groups, whether

Obambas sometimes used animal skin to make them.[4]

Nguba shield handle


References

  1. ^ Benitez et Barbier, Boucliers d'Afrique, d'Asie du Sud-est et d'Océanie, Barbier-Mueller Museum, p.58-59
  2. ^ Frederick Starr, Ethnographic Notes from the Congo Free State, 1909
  3. ^ Benitez et Barbier, Boucliers d'Afrique, d'Asie du Sud-est et d'Océanie, Musée Barbier-Mueller, p.58
  4. ^ Jean-François Owaye, Guerre, histoire et mythologie africaine, p.93


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