Shield

Museum number:

10-387

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Accession number:

Acc.276

Object count:

1

Description:

Wooden shield, incised and ornamented with horsehair on edges; ornate geometric design both sides; black, red paint; shaped oblong; 37 1/2 inches long by 18 maximum width

Donor:

American Museum of Natural History

Collection place:

Davao Region, Mindanao Island, Mindanao island group

Culture or time period:

Bagobo

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Shields (armor)

Function:

1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control

Accession date:

1907

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)