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Trofee van een schuttersgilde

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Date: c. 1500 - c. 1599
Medium: silver (metal)
Culture: Southern Netherlands
Institution: Rijksmuseum

A bird was the target at annual shooting contests. Whoever managed to shoot the bird on a high pole became the new ‘king’ of the militia company, and on ceremonial occasions he was entitled to carry a staff crowned with a gilded silver bird. This particular bird presumably came from a civic guard company in Hulst.

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