Wooden shield. It is rectangular in shape with pointed ends. The shield has sloping sides from the central line down the centre. It is painted with black abstracted faces with tusks on the front of the shield with tufts of black hair. On the back there are abstracted faces and two anthropomorphic figures in black and red paint. There is a carved wooden handle on the interior. [AB [OPS Move] 2/8/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden shield. It is rectangular in shape with pointed ends. The shield has sloping sides from the central line down the centre. It is painted with black abstracted faces with tusks on the front of the shield with tufts of black hair. On the back there are abstracted faces and two anthropomorphic figures in black and red paint. There is a carved wooden handle on the interior. [AB [OPS Move] 2/8/2016]
Geographical reference: Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; Kalimantan
Person: Field collector H.L. Chittenden; PRM source H.L. Chittenden
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1907
Date collected: Before 1907
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1907
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Hair, Process Painted, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 374 mm, Length: max 1240 mm, Height: max 83 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1907.75.20 Other numbers: 3

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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