Shield
P1280
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Baram District
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P1280 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kenyah |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Baram District |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Peel | Hair |
Description | Hairy shield. Kelevit-bok. 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 is covered with rows of large flat tufts of brown human hair. On the front, a demonic figure with large round eyes and curved fangs. Large flat tufts of brown human hair cover front, obscuring almost everything but the large central face. On the back two humanoid figures, arms raised, with elaborate stylized hair or headdresses. |
Length | 125 cm |
Width | 44 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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