AN IMPORTANT MAHARAJA'S PRESENTATION CANNON

A type highly valued by the Dayak Peoples, cast in the form of a fully-modeled, detailed tiger. The muzzle located between the open jaws, with the touch hole modeled at the hindquarters above the tail. The paws grasp the axles on which the wheels are set. Well-patinated. 17th century or later. Such zoomorphic cannon were sought after throughout Borneo and the Moro lands, where they were used in battle, on shipboard, on the rails of longhouses and other dwellings, and as part of the dowry. Overall length 27cm./ 10 5/8 inches. Condition II
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