Bronze. The piece is cm. 23,5 high x 13,2 width (9.25″ x 5.20"). Grams 3.942,0 (8.69 lb.) Heavy leg shield made by Mongo smiths, a vast tribal group of central Congo that used furnaces dug into the earth to heat and melt...
19th century. Bronze gr. 963,0 (33.96 oz.); cm. 8,0 (3.14 Inches) high; diameter: cm. 11,0 (4.33 Inches) Bronze forms like these were poured into a mod, then wrapped around a log to form a cylinder. They are worn with vegetable fiber protecting the leg. These anklets were...
18-19th century. Bronze, approx. Kg. 3,7 (130.50 oz.). Cm. 26,5 (10.43 Inches) high, cm. 12,0 (4.72 Inches) width. Bronze forms like these were poured into a mod, then wrapped around a log to form a cylinder. They are worn with vegetable fiber protecting...