Shield

Museum number:
11-1510
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.574
Description:
Large wooden shield with red and black geometric design.
Donor:
Mrs. L. F. Cockcroft
Collection place:
Johnstone River, North Queensland, Australia
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Collector:
P. G. Black
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1921
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 11-1510, described as Large wooden shield with red and black geometric design.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 11-1510, described as Large wooden shield with red and black geometric design.

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