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Basket Shield From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Nguba is a basket shield of the peoples of the Oubangui region in the Republic of Congo.
This type of shield is found in many african ethnic groups, whether Bantu or not.[1] It is called nguba, guba, wara or gele according to these tribes.[2] It is made up of several layers of braided fibers and an oval piece of wood serves as a handle. This basketry work was traditionally reserved for men, except in the Ngiri and Poto where women could exercise it.[3] The name Nguba comes from the proto-bantu gùbà word which means «shield». The Obambas sometimes used animal skin to make them.[4]
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