Shield, Australia, Northwest (Western Australia)

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Item X 1206 Wunda | Shield. Nhanta. Northampton, Northwest, Western Australia, Australia. pre 1890

Local Name

Wunda

Physical Description

An oval hardwood shield with zig zag pattern consisting of fluted lines incised into the outer surface. It is decorated with natural pigments of alternating bands.

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Object/Medium

Shield
Maker

Unrecorded
Cultural Groups

Nhanta
Locality

Northampton, Northwest, Western Australia, Australia
Date Produced

pre 1890
Collector

Unknown
Date Collected

1890
Overall Dimensions

165 mm (Width), 40 mm (Depth), 780 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Marking identity
Date Made

circa 1890
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Nhanda
Place Made

Northampton, Western Australia, Australia
Indigenous Region

Northwest, Australia
Collection Names

John Forrest Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic

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Item X 1206 Wunda | Shield. Nhanta. Northampton, Northwest, Western Australia, Australia. pre 1890

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