Shield
This style of shield was designed to help parry the blows of enemy weapons such as spears. However, its unusual shape also meant that Aborigines could employ this device as a weapon or even as a weapon-breaker. The contrasting red and white-striped design was believed to dazzle the enemy, however, the design was associated with rain and water and reflected the effects of these forces upon large bodies of water.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 33/1953/27e
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Material
- hard woodochrepigment
- Common Name
- shield
- Simple Name
- shield
- Production County
- Kookynie, Western Australia
- Production Country
- Australia
- Production Year High
- 1953
