Shield
Aboriginal Australian
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Aboriginal Australian. Shield, 19th or 20th century. Erythresia wood, ochre, 33 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. (84.5 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arthur Wiesenberger, 42.374.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Shield
Date
19th or 20th century
Geography
Place made: Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Medium
Erythresia wood, ochre
Classification
Dimensions
33 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. (84.5 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm)
Inscriptions
42.374.2 in red ink on handle. Old paper label glued to back reads, "578."
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur Wiesenberger
Accession Number
42.374.2
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