Dayak shields

VANDOO · 28th August 2014, 09:53 PM

I AM ADDING A FEW MORE PICTURES. I HOPE I DON'T DUPLICATE ANY OR HAVE PICTURES WITH INCORRECT INFORMATION BUT PERHAPS THOSE WITH MORE KNOWLEDGE CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT ANY MISTAKES I MAKE.

THE FIRST PICTURE ILLUSTRATES PROBLEMS WE MAY ENCOUNTER WITH SET UP PICTURES.
#1 STATES DAYAK OR MURUT BORNEO AND IS A OLD PICTURE. BUT MOST OF IT LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN MADE UP WITH WHATEVER THE PHOTOGRAPHER HAD ON HAND. THE SHIELD IS NOT A REAL ONE AND NOT FROM BORNEO AT ALL PERHAPS A CHEAP AFRICAN SMALL SOUVENIR? SO HOW MUCH OF WHAT WE SEE CAN WE REALLY TRUST. I INCLUDE IT AS A EXAMPLE OF HOW PICTURES AND PAINTINGS CAN OFTEN LEAD US ASTRAY.
#2. THIS PHOTO ILLUSTRATES ANOTHER SORT OF ARTISTIC LICENCE. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THESE DRAWINGS AND GROUP PHOTOS OF ITEMS. SOMETIMES THEY MIX ITEMS GEOGRAPHICALLY OR WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS OR TRIBES. BUT THESE ARE PRIMARILY DONE AS A SORT OF DISPLAY AND DEPENDING ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLE DOING IT AND WHAT ITEMS THEY HAVE ON HAND. THEY CAN BE GOOD REPRESENTATIONS OF ETHNOGRAPHIC TRIBAL MATERIAL OR A MIXED UP HODGE-PODGE OF ITEMS. I LIKE IT EITHER WAY BUT I THINK THIS PICTURE IS MOSTLY ACCURATE AS FAR AS THE ITEMS REPRESENTED ARE ALL DAYAK AND PERHAPS FROM THE SAME TRIBE. I DOUBT THAT SUCH A DISPLAY EVER ADORNED ANY LONG HOUSE IN BORNEO BUT IT IS A EYE CATCHER.

NOTE WAR JACKETS DRAPED OVER SHIELDS WITH SKULL ON TOP IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING HOLLYWOOD WOULD USE IN A INDIANA JONES MOVIE BUT I LIKE IT.

#3. OLD DRAWING FROM BOOK, SAGHAI, DAYAK WARRIOR
#4. IBAN WARRIORS
#5., #6, #7., #8 & #9. VARIOUS DAYAK WITH SHIELDS
#10. 1880 DAYAK WARRIORS
#11. 1904 DAYAK
#12. 1933 DAYAK

VANDOO · 29th August 2014, 05:56 AM

A FEW MORE PICTURES #1. OLD DRAWING OF DAYAK WARRIOR
#2. 1899 MAHAKAM RIVER, NOW INDONESIAN BORNEO.
#3. OLD PICTURE DAYAKS
#4 &#5. DAYAK SHIELD
#6. DAYAK SHIELD WITH HAIR
#7. OLD DAYAK SHIELD FRONT AND BACK
#8. THREE OLD DAYAK SHIELDS
#9., #10, #11, & #12 OLD PICTURES DAYAK SHIELDS

VANDOO · 29th August 2014, 05:28 PM

#1 THRU #5 PICTURES FROM A OLD BOOK, THE FOURTH PICTURE DOWN SHOWS TWO SHIELDS FRONT AND BACK. ONE PICTURE HAS 2 PHILIPPINE SHIELDS ALONG WITH 3 DAYAK SHIELDS.
#6 AND #7 OLDER SHIELD FRONT AND BACK
#8 THRU #10 OLDER DAYAK SHIELDS
#11 AND #12 I THINK ARE MORE RECENT.

VANDOO · 29th August 2014, 07:50 PM

#1 & #2. MODANG PEOPLE, KUTAI TRIBE,CIRCA 1850, 120 CM. LONG
#3. KENYAH, EAST KALAMANTAN 41 IN LONG 14 IN. WIDE.
#4 THRU #8 VARIOUS I DON'T HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THEM.
#9,#10, #11 & #12, EAST KALAMANTAN ,121 X 30 CM.

VANDOO · 29th August 2014, 08:22 PM

#1. CIRC 1960'S DAYAK SHIELD
#2. EAST KALAMANTAN, 121 X 30 CM. HANDLE, #3. FRONT OF SHIELD.
#4. & #5. DAYAK SHIELD
#6. THRU #12. VARIOUS SHIELDS
I THINK THESE ARE MORE RECENT SHIELDS BUT SOME STILL MAY BE ANTIQUES BUT NOT FROM THE OLD TRADITIONAL HEADHUNTING DAYS. THE WORKMANSHIP IS VERY GOOD ON SOME OF THEM AND SOME CAN BE USED AS SHIELDS NOT JUST GOOD FOR WALL HANGERS.

VANDOO · 29th August 2014, 08:40 PM

MORE EXAMPLES OF THE MORE MODERN DAYAK SHIELDS

VANDOO · 29th August 2014, 08:59 PM

PICTURES #1 THRU #4 ARE MODERN SHIELDS DONE CLOSE TO TRADITIONAL FORM.
#5. THRU #12 ARE WHAT IS BEING DONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND PERHAPS LONGER. THEY ARE OFTEN IN SHIELD FORM BUT ARE MORE ART THAN SHIELD OFTEN CARVED WITH PIERCED DESIGNS. THE CARVING IS WELL DONE BUT THE WOOD USED IS NOT THE SAME AS USED FOR A REAL SHIELD IT IS HEAVIER AND DARKER. THEY DO MAKE GOOD WALL HANGERS AND IF YOU LIKE WOOD CARVING THEY ARE NICE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE CARVING THEM.

28th August 2014, 09:53 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I AM ADDING A FEW MORE PICTURES. I HOPE I DON'T DUPLICATE ANY OR HAVE PICTURES WITH INCORRECT INFORMATION BUT PERHAPS THOSE WITH MORE KNOWLEDGE CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT ANY MISTAKES I MAKE. THE FIRST PICTURE ILLUSTRATES PROBLEMS WE MAY ENCOUNTER WITH SET UP PICTURES. #1 STATES DAYAK OR MURUT BORNEO AND IS A OLD PICTURE. BUT MOST OF IT LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN MADE UP WITH WHATEVER THE PHOTOGRAPHER HAD ON HAND. THE SHIELD IS NOT A REAL ONE AND NOT FROM BORNEO AT ALL PERHAPS A CHEAP AFRICAN SMALL SOUVENIR? SO HOW MUCH OF WHAT WE SEE CAN WE REALLY TRUST. I INCLUDE IT AS A EXAMPLE OF HOW PICTURES AND PAINTINGS CAN OFTEN LEAD US ASTRAY. #2. THIS PHOTO ILLUSTRATES ANOTHER SORT OF ARTISTIC LICENCE. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THESE DRAWINGS AND GROUP PHOTOS OF ITEMS. SOMETIMES THEY MIX ITEMS GEOGRAPHICALLY OR WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS OR TRIBES. BUT THESE ARE PRIMARILY DONE AS A SORT OF DISPLAY AND DEPENDING ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLE DOING IT AND WHAT ITEMS THEY HAVE ON HAND. THEY CAN BE GOOD REPRESENTATIONS OF ETHNOGRAPHIC TRIBAL MATERIAL OR A MIXED UP HODGE-PODGE OF ITEMS. I LIKE IT EITHER WAY BUT I THINK THIS PICTURE IS MOSTLY ACCURATE AS FAR AS THE ITEMS REPRESENTED ARE ALL DAYAK AND PERHAPS FROM THE SAME TRIBE. I DOUBT THAT SUCH A DISPLAY EVER ADORNED ANY LONG HOUSE IN BORNEO BUT IT IS A EYE CATCHER. NOTE WAR JACKETS DRAPED OVER SHIELDS WITH SKULL ON TOP IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING HOLLYWOOD WOULD USE IN A INDIANA JONES MOVIE BUT I LIKE IT. #3. OLD DRAWING FROM BOOK, SAGHAI, DAYAK WARRIOR #4. IBAN WARRIORS #5., #6, #7., #8 & #9. VARIOUS DAYAK WITH SHIELDS #10. 1880 DAYAK WARRIORS #11. 1904 DAYAK #12. 1933 DAYAK Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 29th August 2014 at 05:17 AM.

29th August 2014, 05:56 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE PICTURES #1. OLD DRAWING OF DAYAK WARRIOR #2. 1899 MAHAKAM RIVER, NOW INDONESIAN BORNEO. #3. OLD PICTURE DAYAKS #4 &#5. DAYAK SHIELD #6. DAYAK SHIELD WITH HAIR #7. OLD DAYAK SHIELD FRONT AND BACK #8. THREE OLD DAYAK SHIELDS #9., #10, #11, & #12 OLD PICTURES DAYAK SHIELDS Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 29th August 2014 at 07:03 AM.

29th August 2014, 05:28 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1 THRU #5 PICTURES FROM A OLD BOOK, THE FOURTH PICTURE DOWN SHOWS TWO SHIELDS FRONT AND BACK. ONE PICTURE HAS 2 PHILIPPINE SHIELDS ALONG WITH 3 DAYAK SHIELDS. #6 AND #7 OLDER SHIELD FRONT AND BACK #8 THRU #10 OLDER DAYAK SHIELDS #11 AND #12 I THINK ARE MORE RECENT. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 29th August 2014 at 07:34 PM.

29th August 2014, 07:50 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1 & #2. MODANG PEOPLE, KUTAI TRIBE,CIRCA 1850, 120 CM. LONG #3. KENYAH, EAST KALAMANTAN 41 IN LONG 14 IN. WIDE. #4 THRU #8 VARIOUS I DON'T HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THEM. #9,#10, #11 & #12, EAST KALAMANTAN ,121 X 30 CM. Attached Images

29th August 2014, 08:22 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. CIRC 1960'S DAYAK SHIELD #2. EAST KALAMANTAN, 121 X 30 CM. HANDLE, #3. FRONT OF SHIELD. #4. & #5. DAYAK SHIELD #6. THRU #12. VARIOUS SHIELDS I THINK THESE ARE MORE RECENT SHIELDS BUT SOME STILL MAY BE ANTIQUES BUT NOT FROM THE OLD TRADITIONAL HEADHUNTING DAYS. THE WORKMANSHIP IS VERY GOOD ON SOME OF THEM AND SOME CAN BE USED AS SHIELDS NOT JUST GOOD FOR WALL HANGERS. Attached Images

29th August 2014, 08:40 PM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MORE EXAMPLES OF THE MORE MODERN DAYAK SHIELDS Attached Images

29th August 2014, 08:59 PM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	PICTURES #1 THRU #4 ARE MODERN SHIELDS DONE CLOSE TO TRADITIONAL FORM. #5. THRU #12 ARE WHAT IS BEING DONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND PERHAPS LONGER. THEY ARE OFTEN IN SHIELD FORM BUT ARE MORE ART THAN SHIELD OFTEN CARVED WITH PIERCED DESIGNS. THE CARVING IS WELL DONE BUT THE WOOD USED IS NOT THE SAME AS USED FOR A REAL SHIELD IT IS HEAVIER AND DARKER. THEY DO MAKE GOOD WALL HANGERS AND IF YOU LIKE WOOD CARVING THEY ARE NICE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE CARVING THEM. Attached Images