red and white striped Aborigine shield
- Title:
- red and white striped Aborigine shield
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Laura Holmberg
collected by Lauriston Sharp
- Date:
- modern
- Country:
- Australia
- ID Number:
- Anthr1999_003_0025_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 999.3.25
- File Name:
- Anthr1999_003_0025_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
Australian - Style/Period:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
- Work Type:
- shields (armor)
- Subject:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
- Measurement:
- 15.8 x 68.9 (centimeters, width x height)
- Description:
- made from wood of coconut (?) palm tree
outer face made flat and had been smoothed
underside tapers at both ends and bulges in the center
in the center there is the handle which has been carved out
this part also appears to have been slightly burnt
surface painted in red and white-base color is red, but three white stripes are horizontal along the shield
crack in one end which appears to have been fixed using dark red/black painting to prevent expansion and further cracking - Archival Collection:
- Yir Yoront ethnographic collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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