Specifications

• Height: 122 cm.
• Material: wood, pigments, rattan
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: kelebit
• Price realised: € 2.200,- hp

Provenance

Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), Bloemendaal, acquired in situ 1925; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot

Publications

Evans, Bill (ed.) (2019) War Art & Ritual, p. 82-83

Exhibitions

Additional information

A fine and delicately painted shield in the style of the Kenyah Dayak showing three monster faces; the reverse is evenly painted with two mirrored aso heads and a face in the centre. The Kenyah and Kayan are masters in rendering intiguing patterns in black and red on a plain ground.

Photo credits

Veilinggebouw De Zwaan, Amsterdam.