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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9540421, member: 8267"]I doubt that this "shield" is of historic significance, or ever used. It is more likely to be an artistic rendering made for sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Dayak used their shields to deflect spears and sword blows. Elaborate and deep carvings such as on this object would not be effective, tending to catch weaponry rather than redirect it.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Shields were usually plain but could be elaborately <b><i>painted</i></b> on both sides." (emphasis added)</p><p><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac530cff2e6b1f8c1cee361/t/5f695e8fa1af8a0d893bc2f6/1647633082596/Dayak+Shields+Courting+and+Defying+Death+by+Steven+G.+Alpert.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac530cff2e6b1f8c1cee361/t/5f695e8fa1af8a0d893bc2f6/1647633082596/Dayak+Shields+Courting+and+Defying+Death+by+Steven+G.+Alpert.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac530cff2e6b1f8c1cee361/t/5f695e8fa1af8a0d893bc2f6/1647633082596/Dayak+Shields+Courting+and+Defying+Death+by+Steven+G.+Alpert.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are Borneo shields held in the collection of the British Museum for comparison. Note that none are elaborately carved - </p><p><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/search?keyword=Borneo&keyword=shield&material=wood&view=grid&sort=object_name__asc&page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/search?keyword=Borneo&keyword=shield&material=wood&view=grid&sort=object_name__asc&page=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/search?keyword=Borneo&keyword=shield&material=wood&view=grid&sort=object_name__asc&page=1</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9540421, member: 8267"]I doubt that this "shield" is of historic significance, or ever used. It is more likely to be an artistic rendering made for sale. The Dayak used their shields to deflect spears and sword blows. Elaborate and deep carvings such as on this object would not be effective, tending to catch weaponry rather than redirect it. "Shields were usually plain but could be elaborately [B][I]painted[/I][/B] on both sides." (emphasis added) [URL]https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac530cff2e6b1f8c1cee361/t/5f695e8fa1af8a0d893bc2f6/1647633082596/Dayak+Shields+Courting+and+Defying+Death+by+Steven+G.+Alpert.pdf[/URL] Here are Borneo shields held in the collection of the British Museum for comparison. Note that none are elaborately carved - [URL]https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/search?keyword=Borneo&keyword=shield&material=wood&view=grid&sort=object_name__asc&page=1[/URL][/QUOTE]
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