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Originally Posted by Indianajones
Picture of South Kalinga with the 'governor' at right (written in white at border) holding a shield and a headaxe.
It says 'Lubuagan Kalinga' underneath which is a town actually between the North and South Kalinga (-influence zone). This town is also along the (only) road from Bontoc (tribe and town) into the Kalinga territory and any military "activity" coming from the South would have used this road (; source of iron/foreign material).
The North Kalinga use a different and quite more elegant type of shield; slender, long and with a diamondshaped 'bud' at the front.
Now all you need is a headaxe aand a spear and your 'Do-it-yourself headhunting set' is complete 
Another detail; the reason why the left part of the griphole is larger than the right is because a warrior would hold these shields using only the middle three fingers (left hand; right hand is for holding the headaxe), leaving the tiny and the thumb outside for easy tilting the shield foreward/backwards when dualing. This is why sometimes there is a shiny spot in the "NorthEastern' direction above the grip.
Several of the shields I own also show tiny elongated triangular cuts/piercings in the wood on the front, which have been made by blows of headaxes.
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Interesting informations! Now I know why every time the griphole on the left is larger, by my example as well!
Again, a very nice shield!
Regards,
Detlef