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1874 catalogue entry:
74. PARRYING SHIELD, inlaid with shells. Molucca Islands.
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| General Description: Thin Malaku shield, made of wood, decorated with shell. |
| Accession number: 1884.30.29 |
| Continent: SE Asia Country: Indonesia Region: Malaku |
| Dimensions: L = 700 mm W = 70 mm |
| Field collector: Sir E Belcher |
| When collected: c1847 |
| Other owners: Sir E Belcher, ?Royal United Services Institute ?1872. Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display by ?early 1874. |
| Notes: Black book entry - Screen 2 30 Shield inlaid with shell, Moluccas (74) Added Black book entry - Belcher coll Delivery Catalogue II entry - Shields from different localities. Parrying shield, wood inlaid with shells 74 Accession Book IV entry - Similar shield [to 1884.30.28], with shell inlaid. Belcher coll Molucca Ids Collectors Miscellaneous XI Accession Book entry - Parrying shield with shell studs, Molucca Is 30 Black 74 Card Catalogue entry - ALF 74. Indonesia Moluccas. 74 = 30 black. Oblong parrying shield with long side concave, with shells inlaid. Belcher coll. Old General Pitt Rivers Label - [printed] 30 Old General Pitt Rivers Label - Belcher coll [two labels say this] Old General Pitt Rivers Label - [hand-written] Parrying shield, inlaid with shells, Molucca Islands Written on object - Molucca Ids Belcher coll PR 74 Other information - Displayed in Bethnal Green and South Kensington Museums (V&A). Handle carved from the whole. Edges of sides and top and bottom have wooden or bamboo thin strips attached by metal nails. In some places the strips are coming away and the nails are missing. The handle had incised lines towards its ends, perhaps to improve grip. One end of the inside is slightly damaged. The handle is carved from the whole. PR number: 74 |