Shield
P1272
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P1272 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kayan (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Peel | Conus Shell |
| Description | Shield. Kelevit. Wooden shield, rectangular with pointed ends. Flat planes of the sides meet at an angle to form a longitudinal median ridge on the front, which in this case is covered by a strip of light-colored split rattan. On each end five strips of rattan peel, in the center two discs of conus shell. In the middle of the back a vertical hardwood handle. |
| Length | 127 cm |
| Width | 44 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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