SLINGSHOT - Chokwe culture, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo - First half of the 20th century

SLINGSHOT
Chokwe culture, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo
First half of the 20th century
Drink
25 x 13 cm
(restoration)

A wooden slingshot with a handle decorated with a caryatid resting on a circular base and supporting the arms of the projectile weapon at arm's length. Its abdomen is incised with radiating scarifications around its protruding navel.

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