Aceh Shield or Nias

[Bill M]

I think the Aceh fighter was carrying a dayak shield.

[RhysMichael]

Originally Posted by Bill Marsh

I think the Aceh fighter was carrying a dayak shield.

This shield is very similar to the Kliau of the Dayaks but the stylised face on it made me think Nias. And I remember reading somewhere that Warriors of the island of Nias were guards of the Sultan of Aceh. I am trying now to find where I saw that.

Originally Posted by Alam Shah

The shield is not likely Acehese... they used buckler in their fighting styles, afaik.

Thats all I had seen also was the peurise