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1884.30.10

Wooden shield, painted and incised. [El.B 2/2/2007]

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1884.30.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden shield, painted and incised. [El.B 2/2/2007]
Long description
The handle is carved from the whole, there is no decoration on the back of the shield. There are not 5 but 8 red plain discs as decoration on the front, the discs are red the incised lines are decorated with white pigment [AP]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Northern Territory
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected
?By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Incised, Process Painted, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 990 mm, Width: max 140 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.30.10 PR Cat other PR nos: 51
Research and responses

Originally attributed to N. Australia. Identified by Howard Morphy. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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