Accession No
TEMP.00143
Description
shield - Wooden ?parrying shield, of two angles flat sections, sewn with cane with a wooden handle, also bound with cane at the rear. Decorated on the front with a human head, wearing a feathered headdress, a symbol of chiefly status and a snake, one end of which terminates is in a concentric loop. The snake is decorated with a diamond pattern. Condition; poor. Handle broken and detached secured with microfilament. Evidence of insect damage. Cane binding damaged in places.
Place
Asia; East Asia; Taiwan
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00143; MAA: Lab No. 86-43
Cultural Affliation
Paiwan
Material
Wood; Cane
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Found unaccessioned on the racks and confirmed as Paiwan by Professor Chia-yu Hu, Dept of Anthropology
National Taiwan University
Event Date 10/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Wooden ?parrying shield, of two angles flat sections, sewn with cane with a wooden handle, also bound with cane at the rear. Decorated on the front with a human head, wearing a feathered headdress, a symbol of chiefly status and a snake, one end of which terminates is in a concentric loop. The snake is decorated with a diamond pattern. Condition; poor. Handle broken and detached secured with microfilament. Evidence of insect damage. Cane binding damaged in places.
Event Date 10/8/2015
Author: maa
FM:268547
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