Dayak shields

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by billevans

2 shields in my collection

Both beautifull examples, thank you for sharing!
Especially the backside of the first one I like very much.
It looks like the handle on the second one has great patina on the handle!

Regards,
Maurice

[Maurice]

This is one of my favorite photo's with an excellent shield on it!

The photo was taken during the expedition of van Walcheren in 1904, where we see some Kenyah dayaks around Samarinda.

Also added a photo of the East Borneo expedition with their Kenyah guides, including 4 elder headmen, the indigenous doctor Tehupeiory, and E.W.F. van Walchren himself.

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by Maurice

This is one of my favorite photo's with an excellent shield on it!

The photo was taken during the expedition of van Walcheren in 1904, where we see some Kenyah dayaks around Samarinda.

Also added a photo of the East Borneo expedition with their Kenyah guides, including 4 elder headmen, the indigenous doctor Tehupeiory, and E.W.F. van Walchren himself.

Wonderfull pictures Maurice. (my kingdom for a time-travel machine )
What I already learned in the past, is that shields are not easy (if not impossible) to pinpoint on a certain tribe.
This picture is a perfect example.
A plain shield, a decorated shield in a normal size, and the broad / oversized shield. All in one picture.

Best regards,
Willem

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Wonderfull pictures Maurice. (my kingdom for a time-travel machine )
What I already learned in the past, is that shields are not easy (if not impossible) to pinpoint on a certain tribe.
This picture is a perfect example.
A plain shield, a decorated shield in a normal size, and the broad / oversized shield. All in one picture.

Best regards,
Willem

Thank you Willem. Great you appreciate the old photographs just as much as I do!
Indeed it's very difficult to pinpoint certain tribes to a specific kind of shield.
But sometimes we can find little things in texts, on photographs, in old museum collections which can be just enough to point out a certain area (and sometimes even the specific tribe).
That's why I can attribute Roy's third depicted shield to be most likely from the sea dayaks, and the klebit bok might be of a Kayan tribe living in Sarawak.

Kind regards,
Maurice

[asomotif]

My shields are presently stored on the attic.

However, I came across this nice picture taken in Sarawak.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

My shields are presently stored on the attic.

However, I came across this nice picture taken in Sarawak.

Hi Willem,

Lol! They have to adjust the text below the image a little bit:
the second man on the left is wearing a large sleeveless jacket, or collar, of skin to protect his shoulders from wounds, AND ALSO HE'S WEARING HIS SHIELD UPSIDE DOWN!!!

Kind regards,
Maurice

[asomotif]

Yes, I noticed it but assumed it is probably by accident. They look rather genuine Dayak to me.