Native Name | Dange |
Object Number | P2165 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Nias | Northern Nias |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Hide | Peel | Plant Fiber |
Description | Northern type for intermural defense. Rectangular wood with both ends pointed and with a medial ridge. Hide sheet attached to front with twisted plant fiber cord. Reverse has two handles connected to the shield by braided rattan. Five horizontal wooden supports along the back that meet at a longitudinal, medial wooden support. |
Length | 166.37 cm |
Width | 43.18 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman; Subscription of Herbert L. Clark in memory of Edward W. Clark, 1911 |
Other Number | 15174 - Dealer's Number |
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