Nguba

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]