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Warrior’s shield (shingi)

Ethnological Museum of Berlin Süd- und Südostasien Naga-Sammlung [I C 28130]
https://id.smb.museum/digital-asset/1698107 (Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin CC BY-NC-SA)
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Description

Shield of the Rengma Naga made of bamboo with tufts of red dyed goat hair, strips of bearskin and stylised heads made of bearskin. The heads symbolise head hunting. Description on the historical index card: shingi
Entry in historical main catalogue: shield
Entry on historical index card: "Shingi", shield of the Rengma Naga
Collector: Ehlers, Otto Ehrenfried

Material/Technique

Cane, braided, trimmed with dyed hair and fur

Measurements

Height x width x depth: 154 x 51.5 x 4 cm; Weight: 2.37 kg

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Ethnological Museum of Berlin

Object from: Ethnological Museum of Berlin

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