Shield (Kalasag)

Shield.<br /><br />Wooden shield. Shaped like a scalloped rectangle. Truncated conical boss in middle front, lug handle on back. Hair plugs inserted around all edges, as well as at top edge of boss and on handle. Two crossbars across front, lashed on with rattan. Top edge is separate piece, attached by mortise-and-tenon joints. Surface carved in geometric pattern and painted with black paint. Beaded strap on back attached to top and bottom of handle.<br />Exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, St. Louis 1904.

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Identifier

349,601_2003-31-132

Origin

Philippine Islands|Mindanao (Bagobo)

Materials

Wood|Pigment|Bamboo|Hair|Cloth|Glass

Physical Dimensions

89.5 cm high 36.4 cm wide

Provenance

Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003

Display status

Not on display

Official Website

http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/349601

Collection

Penn Museum

Source

Record accessed in February 2021
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“Shield (Kalasag),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 16, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/5599.

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