A MONGO SHIELD

Tim Simmons · 22nd August 2005, 08:47 PM

It is going to look splendid with a couple of spears. Tim

Flavio · 22nd August 2005, 11:10 PM

Yeah, it is exactly what I have in mind to do

Freddy · 29th August 2005, 10:57 AM

Nice shield, Flavio.

I also found one last week. In fact, I knew where it was for some time, but the price was too high. So, last week I was able to get it for a good price.

In the shop, I had already examined this shield a few times. It looked OK. But when I got home, I started wondering in which way the handle was fastened to the basketry part. To my surprise, I found out it was screwed to the rattan part ! ! !

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In my opinion, the handle was of bit 'off-centre'. When I look at pictures of similar shield, the handle is always in the middle.
I guess, the original handle was lost and replaced at some time by the current one.

But still...it's a very nice and old shield. Some damage at the edges, where it touched the ground. But nothing too serious.
Now, I'm planning to restore it.

Flavio, could you post a detailed picture of the handle of your shield and the way it's fastened ? It would be a great help. Could you also tell me what kind of material (rattan ?) is used to fasten the wooden handle to the basketry ?

Here are some pics of my Mongo shield. It measures 147 cm.

Often we speak of the Mongo people. This is a name given to a group of different tribes from a region in Congo, among them : the Ngandu, Saka, Tsongo, Kota, Kote, Nkole and Northern Ntomba.

Flavio · 29th August 2005, 11:42 PM

Great shield Freddy! Sorry but for the moment i can't take pictures with my camera (is dead!! R.I.P

). Anyway i can tell you that the handle of my shield is quite in the middle (just lightly moved towards the top). At the moment the handle is fastened with rattan, although a little loose.

Flavio · 14th October 2005, 05:49 PM

Hello Freddy, here, at the end, are some pictures of the handle of my mongo shield. What i think is strange is the longitudinal passing hole

14th October 2005, 05:49 PM	#5
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hello Freddy, here, at the end, are some pictures of the handle of my mongo shield. What i think is strange is the longitudinal passing hole Attached Images

22nd August 2005, 08:47 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	It is going to look splendid with a couple of spears. Tim

22nd August 2005, 11:10 PM	#2
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Yeah, it is exactly what I have in mind to do

29th August 2005, 10:57 AM	#3
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Nice shield, Flavio. I also found one last week. In fact, I knew where it was for some time, but the price was too high. So, last week I was able to get it for a good price. In the shop, I had already examined this shield a few times. It looked OK. But when I got home, I started wondering in which way the handle was fastened to the basketry part. To my surprise, I found out it was screwed to the rattan part ! ! ! ! ! ! In my opinion, the handle was of bit 'off-centre'. When I look at pictures of similar shield, the handle is always in the middle. I guess, the original handle was lost and replaced at some time by the current one. But still...it's a very nice and old shield. Some damage at the edges, where it touched the ground. But nothing too serious. Now, I'm planning to restore it. Flavio, could you post a detailed picture of the handle of your shield and the way it's fastened ? It would be a great help. Could you also tell me what kind of material (rattan ?) is used to fasten the wooden handle to the basketry ? Here are some pics of my Mongo shield. It measures 147 cm. Often we speak of the Mongo people. This is a name given to a group of different tribes from a region in Congo, among them : the Ngandu, Saka, Tsongo, Kota, Kote, Nkole and Northern Ntomba.

29th August 2005, 11:42 PM	#4
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Great shield Freddy! Sorry but for the moment i can't take pictures with my camera (is dead!! R.I.P ). Anyway i can tell you that the handle of my shield is quite in the middle (just lightly moved towards the top). At the moment the handle is fastened with rattan, although a little loose.