Shield
20th century, 1950–2000
Object PlaceKalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueWood, rattan
DimensionsOverall: 111 x 40.5 x 10 cm (43 11/16 x 15 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Geneviève McMillan in memory of Reba Stewart
Accession number2009.2745
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
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This shield, from the Dayak peoples, was used in warfare and was particularly common in central Borneo. It is made of light brown wood and is reinforced horizontally with four rows of rattan lashes in a slightly concave rectangular form.
Provenance1960 or 1977, sold by Galerie Argiles, Paris, to Geneviève McMillan (b. 1922 - d. 2008), Cambridge, MA; 2008, to the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation, Cambridge; 2009, gift of the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 17, 2009)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
