1874 catalogue entry:
76. PARRYING SHIELD, somewhat longer than the preceding specimens,
Molucca Islands, covered with sheet brass, in which the shell
studs of the previous specimens are imitated in relief.
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Pitt Rivers Museum record:
| General Description: Thin Malaku shield, made of wood, covered with embossed metal |
| Accession number: 1884.30.31 |
| Continent: SE Asia Country: Indonesia Region: Malaku |
| Dimensions: L = 1080 mm W [at handle] = 120 mm |
| When collected: ?Prior to 1874 |
| Other owners: Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display by ?early 1874. |
| Notes: Black book entry - Screen 2 32 Shield covered with brass sheet in which the shells are imitated in relief, Moluccas (76) Delivery Catalogue II entry - Shields from different localities. Parrying shield, wood, covered with sheet brass, Molucca Is 76 Accession Book IV entry - Similar larger shield [to 1884.30.28], covered with brass embossed to represent shells, Molucca Ids [sic - Islands] Card Catalogue entry - ALF 76. 1884.30.31. Indonesia Moluccas. 76 = 32 black. Large oblong parrying shield with long side concave, covered with brass embossed to represent shells. Original Pitt Rivers collection. Printed label stuck to object - 32 Printed label stuck to object - Parrying shield Molucca Isles. The mother-of-pearl of the earlier shields are imitated in brass Written on object - Molucca Ids PR 76 Hand-written label tied to object - Parrying shield somewhat larger than the preceding specimens. Molucca Islands. Covered with sheet brass in which the shell studs of the previous specimens are imitated in relief. Other information - Displayed in Bethnal Green and South Kensington Museums (V&A). One half of the brass sheet on the front of the shield is more tarnished than the other. The brass sheet does not extend quite as far as the ends of the shield, it stops about an inch to an inch and a half from the ends. PR number: 76 |