Specifications

• Height: 77,5 cm
• Material: wood, porcelain
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: salawaku, salawaku-mu, o dadatoko (Tobelo)
• Price realised: € 1200,- hp

Provenance

Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 8-9-2012, lot 7

Publications

Additional information

Of typical hourglass shape, this shield is generally known as salawaku. In the northern districts of Halmahera it is known under three different names dependent of the people using them as bride gifts and as parry shields in war dances.

Photo credits

Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg