Wooden shield, with three projections above and two below. Central boss, two horizontal bands of plaited rattan. Grip carved from the solid. [LM 20/03/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden shield, with three projections above and two below. Central boss, two horizontal bands of plaited rattan. Grip carved from the solid. [LM 20/03/2007]
Geographical reference: Philippines
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Philippines; Northern Luzon [Nueva Viscaya]
Cultural groups: Kalinga
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1929
Date collected: By 1929
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1929
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Rattan Plant, Process Carved, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Width: max 250 mm, Length: max 1170 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1929.71.2

Search terms: Weapon, Headhunting, Shield

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