Shield "kelebit bok" ("kliau")

Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak Kenyah

sold EUR 3,000

Provenance

F. W. Schlitter, Marburg, Germany

Size

H: 116,5 cm

B: 33,5 cm

H: 45.9 inch

B: 13.2 inch

Description

wood (“jelutong”), pigments, rattan, human hair,

The centre is painted with the face of a demon, while the reverse shows the typical motif of a pair of “asu” dragons (“kalong asu”).

Evans, Bill (ed.), Shields from the Pacific, Island Southeast Asia, Vol I, Brussels 2019, p. 104

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