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THB19th C. Dayak Mualang Painted Wood War Shield
Lot 61d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Central Kalimantan, Dayak Mualang peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful war shield carved from a single plank of lightweight wood. The diamond-shaped body has dramatically tapered points on the top and bottom peripheries, with straight sides, a crested obverse, and a slightly recessed verso with an integral vertical handle. Strands of rattan fibers are woven through several perforated holes along the upper and lower bodies. The front bears elaborately illustrated, red-and-black faces of an intimidating and abstract form with large eyes, fanged mouths, and broad noses, each with tendril-form bodies along the midsection. The upper and lower surfaces of the verso each display another visage of greater abstraction. These expressive motifs were meant to ward off evil spirits or enemy opponents when on the field of battle. Size: 13.375" W x 49.6" H (34 cm x 126 cm)
A stylistically similar example, of a slightly smaller size, hammered for EUR 32,500 ($35,721.08) at Sotheby's, Paris "Z Collection" auction (December 12, 2018, lot 38).
Provenance: private Nevada, USA collection
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#150103Minor nicks and abrasions to body and handle, with fading to areas of original pigmentation, and loosening to some rattan fibers, otherwise intact and excellent. Great patina and nice traces of original pigment throughout.Condition
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