STRANGE BORNEO SHIELD

Royston · 25th July 2009, 06:40 PM

The recent thread on Borneo shilds prompted me to dig this one out and photograph it.

Carved from one piece of wood it is 34cm wide and 144cm long.
As you can see it is 20 mm thick and even more at the ends.
it weighs a massive 5.7 kg.

Is it genuine or some very elaborate tourist piece?

Perhaps the Borneo answer to stopping bullets

I think probably tourist but not really sure as I have never seen another.

Anyone got an idea ?

Roy

25th July 2009, 06:40 PM	#1
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	STRANGE BORNEO SHIELD The recent thread on Borneo shilds prompted me to dig this one out and photograph it. Carved from one piece of wood it is 34cm wide and 144cm long. As you can see it is 20 mm thick and even more at the ends. it weighs a massive 5.7 kg. Is it genuine or some very elaborate tourist piece? Perhaps the Borneo answer to stopping bullets I think probably tourist but not really sure as I have never seen another. Anyone got an idea ? Roy Attached Images