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RARE LARGE MORO SHIELD FROM MINDANAO PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
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From the Campbell Estate, up for auction is this RARE LARGE MORO SHIELD FROM MINDANAO PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. This shield is in fair to good condition for its age and for what it was used for. There are two strips of material missing above and below the middle round design, there are small holes where it was attached. There is a 12 inch side piece included that had broken off and you will see a piece that was broken off and reattached on the right side, that piece is missing the end. The rest of the shield is really solid and the surface is good, just a few scrapes and scratches that you would expect for a war shield. There is a note also attached that Mr. Campbell hand wrote. (see picture) The shield is 44 inches tall and 18 inches at its widest point, and 1/4 inch deep to 3 inches deep at middle part including handle and round design piece in front.Please don’t hesitate to ask questions, I don’t have a great deal of knowledge about this, so I’m not sure if I am giving enough information. See pictures for more details and other items from this collection. Also I have included as much historical information about Captain Campbell, (below) which may help you figure out more about this piece.This is a no reserve sale. Thanks for checking out this auction.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Captain George A. Campbell of Woburn, Massachusetts started his military career in 1890 with “The Battle of Wounded Knee Massacre” in South Dakota. Following the killing of Chief Sitting Bull, Chief Big Foot took over the command of the final band of fighting Lakota/Sioux. They were trapped at the Wounded Knee Creek where they were destroyed by the U. S. Army. This marked the beginning of Campbell’s collection of war trophies.Here are more highlights of Captain Campbell’s military career:July 1 st , 1898 – as a member of the 10 th Company of Rough Riders, Campbell was involved in “The Battle of San Juan Hill”, a decisive battle of the Spanish-American War.July 3 rd 1898 – Campbell was involved in “The Night Battle of Santiago de Cuba” where he found a Spanish Toledo Sword and many other items that he took as war trophies.June 1900 – Campbell was sent to Tientsin, China for the “Boxer Insurrection”August 14 th , 1900 – Campbell was involved in capturing Beijing where he procured and eventually sent home many Chinese trophies.In the early 1900’s – Campbell was sent to the Philippine Islands during the Philippine-American War. He spent time in Mindanao, and other islands and villages until the beginning of WWI. During this time he acquired numerous trophies and artifacts that he sent back to the states. 1914 – Campbell is sent to France.November 25, 1918 – Campbell was killed in action in France.Captain Campbell’s body was buried in France, but his legacy lives on in Massachusetts. The Woburn, MA American Legion Club is named after him, and his uniform and medals are on display there. There is also a street named after him, and a memorial stone in Woburn’s Center.Captain Campbell had a fastidious approach to his collecting, labeling each item with date and origin. He never married, and his belongings have been stored in the family homestead since his death. I will be selling Captain George A. Campbell’s wonderful collection with no reserve, including Civil War items, a large sea shell collection, clothing, jewelry, and other war paraphernalia. (See pictures for group shots of parts of the collection)Please bookmark my site and in the event you purchase more than one item, I will combine shipping.
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