Shield "kelebit bok" ("kliau") · Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak Kenyah · ID: 3051822
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
F. W. Schlitter, Marburg, GermanySize
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”).
Comparing literature
Evans, Bill (ed.), Shields from the Pacific, Island Southeast Asia, Vol I, Brussels 2019, p. 104