129505 Catalog Card
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| Title | 129505 Catalog Card |
| Description | scan of catalog card[FRONT][MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 34-58 | Country: Philippine Islands. | Locality: South Central Mindanao. | People: Bila=an. Stock. | Name: Aklōñ :- Man's wooden shield the front and back of which is finely carvedcenter and sides are decorated with yellow horse hair. Realistic figures of armed man and alligator, and dog on upper half of back. (over) | Collection: R.F. Cummings Philippine Expedition, 1909=1911. F.C. Cole, Collector. | Notes: The shield is held in the left hand. Cordslips over shoulder when not in use. | Width: | Length: | Height: | Price: ?3.00.. | [LEFT MARGIN] A | 129505 | (1678) | ENT | 1139 | Acc. [1115 was crossed out] | [Cursive capital L.] | [BACK] In no place is the decorative art of the tribe better displayed than in the shields carried by the men in battle. They are always carved and are frequently inlaid with shells, glass or beads. The shield is held in the left hand and is used to deflect the spears andarrows of an enemy. | |
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| Summary | 1678 - 129505 Catalog Card, [0.321 MB], (application/pdf) |
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