Shield
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Western Australia
General region:Oceania
Culture: Aboriginal Australians
Date: late- 19th-early- 20th century
Medium: Wood
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 77.1053
Label Text
In combat, small hand-held shields like this were used by the people of Arnhem Land to defend against blows principally delivered by small war clubs.
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