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Kalinga Shield
Unknown1801/1900
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Carved wooden shield decorated with black geometric designs. These kinds of shields are made by men in every group and can rarely be bought. They are crafted from one piece of wood, which is usually very light and can easily be broken with a spear; they serve to deflect rather than halt spears completely.
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Details
- Title: Kalinga Shield
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1801/1900
- Physical Dimensions: w24 x h108 cm
- Provenance: Brought over for an exhibition on the Philippines, Mariana Islands, and Caroline Islands in Madrid in 1887.
- Type: Weaponry, Defensive Arms
- External Link: CERES
- Photographer: Arantxa Boyero Lirón, 2011
- Materials: Wood, guaco
- Cultural Context: Kalinga (peoples of the Cordillera, the Philippines).
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