A wooden shield with polychrome highlights, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak people, Kayan art, 132 cm long, 35.5 cm wide

Provenance: acquired in the 1920s in Indonesia, then by descent

A wooden shield with polychrome highlights, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak people, Kayan art, 132 cm long, 35.5 cm wide

Provenance: acquired in the 1920s in Indonesia, then by descent

Overall wear to the surface

Some chips

Some surface scratches

Some black stains (pigment?)

Some water damages

Some small cracks

Vertical crack on the lower right-hand side of the shield (unpainted wood is lighter in this area)

Some white stains (dots)

Some lacks to the surface

Some lacks to the grip of the shield

Some knocks

Some chips, the largest one to the middle of the front of the shield

Metal fastener at the top to hang it

Some green stains

Lacks and wear to the wickerwork

A few holes (possibly insect holes)

Hole to put a fastener

Presence of red material

Some nicks
A hole on one side