Kanta (shield)

{{Italic title}} {{Infobox weapon |name= Kanta | image= COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Smal houten schild met banenversiering van been schelpen en geitenhaar TMnr 1772-431.jpg | image_size = 300 |caption= A Kanta shield, pre 1940. |origin= Central Sulawesi & South Sulawesi, Indonesia |type= Shield  |is_bladed= No  |service= |used_by= Toraja people, Pamona people |wars=  |designer= |design_date= |manufacturer= |unit_cost= |production_date= |number= |variants=  |spec_label= |weight= |length= 110 cm |part_length= |width= |height= |diameter= |crew=  |blade_type= |hilt_type= |sheath_type= |head_type= |haft_type= }}

The '''Kanta''' is a traditional shield of the Toraja and Pamona people of Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi and Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia respectively.<ref>{{cite book|author=Sutrisno Kutoyo; Masykuri|title=Sejarah Pengaruh Pelita Terhadap Kehidupan Masyarakat Pedesaan Di Daerah Sulawesi Tengah|year=1984|publisher=Proyek Inventarisasi dan Dokumentasi Kebudayaan Daerah, Direktorat Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan|oclc=613948917}}</ref>

==Description== [[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM 'Tjakalélé' dansers voeren een dans op in kampong Bora te Biromaru Donggala Celebes TMnr 10003467.jpg|thumb|Cakalele performers from Donggala]] It is a long slender shield, V-shaped over its entire length. It tapers somewhat towards the lower and upper parts. It is richly decorated with goat's hair dyed white, black and red, which are worked on horizontal tufts and inlaid with small shells or white bone. These tufts of white, red and black colored hair are mounted in overlapping rows.<ref>{{cite book|author=Albert G Van Zonneveld|title=Traditional Weapons of The Indonesian Archipelago|year=2002|publisher=Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land|isbn=90-5450-004-2}}</ref>

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Category:Shields Category:Weapons of Indonesia