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Laos War Shield - handle detail

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Laos War Shield

Details:

Origin:  Kaseng Peoples, Laos
Age: 19th or Early 20th Century
Material:  Wood, Deer Hide and Rattan
Size: 40 inches high by 16.5 inches wide

A rare Kaseng shield from the highland mountains of Laos near the Vietnam boarder.
The base of the shield is wood with deer skin stretched over the front and tied on with rattan.
Field collected in Laos in the 1970s.

 

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