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1900.63.7

Wooden shield. It is rectangular in shape with pointed ends. The shield has sloping sides from the central line running the length of the shield. It is painted with black abstracted faces with tusks on the front of the shield with tufts of black hair. There is a metal section in the centre of the shield along the midpoint of one of the abstracted faces. On the back there are abstracted designs painted in black and stitched cane work. There is a carved wooden handle on the interior. [CW [OPS move] 3/8/2016]


1900.63.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden shield. It is rectangular in shape with pointed ends. The shield has sloping sides from the central line running the length of the shield. It is painted with black abstracted faces with tusks on the front of the shield with tufts of black hair. There is a metal section in the centre of the shield along the midpoint of one of the abstracted faces. On the back there are abstracted designs painted in black and stitched cane work. There is a carved wooden handle on the interior. [CW [OPS move] 3/8/2016]
Geographical reference
Sarawak Rejang River
Person
Field collector Edward Bartlett
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Purchased: 13/03/1900
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Hair, Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Painted, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 1179 mm, Width: max 337 mm, Height: max 103 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.63.7 Other numbers: 4

Search terms: Weapon, Shield