Specifications

• Height:119 cm.
• Material: wood, rattan, hair
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• Price realised: € 1.400,- hp

Provenance

Old Dutch colonial collection, acquired between 1902 and 1928; Venduehuis, The Hague 9-9-2021, lot 686.

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Additional information

Typical shield of the East Sulawesi Tolambatu made of one piece of wood and tufts of hair along the upper and lower periphery. Most examples have a conical projection.where on the reverse the handle is carved. 

Photo credits

Arend velsink / Venduehuis, The Hague