Borneo shield

DateCirca 1900

Mediumwood, hair, rattan

Dimensions48 × 17 × 3 in. (121.9 × 43.2 × 7.6 cm)

Object number1932.15.3

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionAn unmarked elogated hexagonal shield with a raised central rib and a conical hand hold in the back. The front is decorted with a grotesque face including large eyes and "toothy" mouth. Tufts of human/monkey hair and rattan are also on the front of the shield. A metal tag reads: "Gift of Col. E.H.R. Green" and a card that reads: "Shield from Borneo."

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