Handbook to the ethnographical collections . Fig. 80.—Indonesian shields, a. Celebes, h. Moluccas, c. Moluccas d. Ceram. rectangular among the Batak ; long hexagonal shields of woodwith tufts of human hair are typical of the Kenyah-Kayan tribes(fig. 81), hexagonal or oval shields of M^ood or wicker of theKelamantan. The Igorot shield of wood has three projectionsfrom the uj^per border and two from the lower (fig. 82). whilethe negrito shield has a straight upper l)order and a rounded form of body-armour is found amongst most Indonesians,quilted in Borneo and the Philippines, corslet
Handbook to the ethnographical collections . Fig. 80.—Indonesian shields, a. Celebes, h. Moluccas, c. Moluccas d. Ceram. rectangular among the Batak ; long hexagonal shields of woodwith tufts of human hair are typical of the Kenyah-Kayan tribes(fig. 81), hexagonal or oval shields of M^ood or wicker of theKelamantan. The Igorot shield of wood has three projectionsfrom the uj^per border and two from the lower (fig. 82). whilethe negrito shield has a straight upper l)order and a rounded form of body-armour is found amongst most Indonesians,quilted in Borneo and the Philippines, corslets of hide or wovenwork in Celebes, and so on. In Borneo the Kayan and others INDONESIA 99 often wear a skin jacket over the armour, or a wadded coatcovered with fish-scales (fig. 83), and a stout cane cap. Mailand body-armour are found in the Philij^pines (Moros). In the Mentawi Islands. Borneo, and Philippines the custom ofhead-hunting is found in its extreme form. In the older days noceremony, religious or civil, no important act of soc
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