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Old 5th July 2007, 06:34 PM   #1
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Default Shields of Rwanda

I am currently visiting Rwanda. I have seen some old shields but confused whether or not they are indeed Rwanda or from Congo. Does anybody know how Rwanda shields should look like?
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Old 5th July 2007, 11:46 PM   #2
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Default some types of shields from Rwanda

From the book GUBA 2

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Old 6th July 2007, 09:22 AM   #3
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Thank you very much Luc!

Can you post the title of the book and name of author?
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Old 6th July 2007, 01:11 PM   #4
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Tribal Arms Monographs
Vol.2 n°2
GUBA 2
Jan Elsen - Ivan Baur
Les boucliers en bois du bassin du Congo
Wood shields from the Congo basin
FR-GB-D-N
http://www.congoarts.com/page2.htm

Let us know if you find a good shield !
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Old 6th July 2007, 06:43 PM   #5
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Luc, thank you so much for posting those pages!
Excellent reference and much appreciated!
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