Item X 98278 Wunda | Shield. Specific locality unrecorded, Northwest, Western Australia, Australia. c.1880

Local Name

Wunda

Physical Description

Oblong shaped shield with rounded ends. The handle is carved out of the solid and protrudes slightly from the posterior surface. Plano-convex in cross-section. The anterior surface is fluted, interrupted in the centre by a diagonal band of fluting in the opposite direction. This is painted in red and black ochre. The posterior surface is fluted at either end and painted red and black.