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1931.78.10

Narrow parrying-shield with flat outer surface carved with parallel grooves painted red and white. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 06/08/2010]

1931.78.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Narrow parrying-shield with flat outer surface carved with parallel grooves painted red and white. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 06/08/2010]
Long description
Narrow parrying-shield with flat outer surface carved with parallel grooves forming a zig-zag and painted red and white. The inside surface is carved with longitudinal grooves and entirely red. The grip is carved from the solid. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 06/08/2010]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Western Australia
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Grooved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 582 mm, Width: max 152 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.78.10
Research and responses

Related Documents File [James Thomas Hooper, Catalogue of Ethnographical Material] - The museum has a photocopy of Hooper's accession and dispersal records, which are bound as two volumes and kept in a separate box file. Items are arranged according to Hooper's own numbering system [RTS 21/11/2003].

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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