Igorot armour: A Bontoc dancing shield

Sentrad · 17th October 2014, 10:22 PM

Within my small Igorot collection there is a shield with the silhouette of a classical Bontoc shield (described in this forum), but without the wings on the surface and instead of the boss is a semi relief face of an ancestor with a very strong expression.
Dimensions: height 42 cm (16.5 in.), width 15 cm (6 in.), with a crustaceous patina.
I've got it 30 years ago from a very reliable ethnologist. So, for me it is a dancing or a shaman's shield, but I did not find something similar in the litarature nor in the big Igorot exhibition in Paris. The pics shows the shield in comparison with normal Bontoc shields and the shield in detail.

Any comments from our Luzon specialists?

Thanks Udo

17th October 2014, 10:22 PM	#1
Sentrad Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 20	Igorot armour: A Bontoc dancing shield Within my small Igorot collection there is a shield with the silhouette of a classical Bontoc shield (described in this forum), but without the wings on the surface and instead of the boss is a semi relief face of an ancestor with a very strong expression. Dimensions: height 42 cm (16.5 in.), width 15 cm (6 in.), with a crustaceous patina. I've got it 30 years ago from a very reliable ethnologist. So, for me it is a dancing or a shaman's shield, but I did not find something similar in the litarature nor in the big Igorot exhibition in Paris. The pics shows the shield in comparison with normal Bontoc shields and the shield in detail. Any comments from our Luzon specialists? Thanks Udo Attached Images