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1874 catalogue entry:
77. SHIELD of the Dyaks of Borneo, called "Utap," ornamented with a human figure, painted
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Pitt Rivers Museum record:
| General Description: Iban large shield, made of wood with painted designs, with triangular ends. |
| Accession number: 1884.30.36 |
| Continent: SE Asia Country: Borneo [Kalimantan, Sarawak etc.] Group: Bidayuh Iban |
| Dimensions: L = 1185 mm, W = 400 mm |
| When collected: ?Prior to 1874 |
| Other owners: Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display by ?early 1874. |
| Notes: Black book entry - Screen 2 34 Shield ornamented with human figure, Dyaks, Borneo (77) Delivery Catalogue II entry - Shields from different localities. Shield, painted wood and hair, Borneo 77 ?78 or Shield, painted wood Borneo 78 ?77 Accession Book IV entry - Oblong wooden shield with triangular ends (irregular hexagon), ornamented with rows of tufts of human hair, Dyak, Borneo [Drawing] Card Catalogue entry - ALF 77. Indonesia, Borneo, Dyak. 77 = 34 black. Oblong wooden shield with triangular ends (irregular hexagon) ornamented with tufts of hair. Original Pitt Rivers collection. Old General Pitt Rivers Label - [printed] Shield of the Dyaks of Borneo. The ornamentation represents a human figure Old General Pitt Rivers Label - 77 in white paint Other information - NB no hair on this object, inside and outside painted with red and black designs. Displayed in Bethnal Green and South Kensington Museums (V&A). PR number: 77 |