"Wunda Shield - Aboriginal Culture, Central Desert, Australia - Circa 1900"
Wunda SHIELD
Aboriginal culture, Central Desert, Australia
Around 1900
Wood and pigments
H.: 87 ; W.: 18 ; Th.: 5 cm
Monoxyle wooden fighting shield, entirely covered with red ochre pigments and engraved on both sides with sinuous motifs. The grip is hollowed out on the reverse.
They were once used to ward off blows from enemy clubs or spears.
Bibliography: Reproduced in the exhibition catalogue ‘Australie Océanie, les lignes et la forme’ and presented under number 48 at the exhibition organised by FCP CORIDON at Le Carré (Marché Serpette) from September to December 2022.
Ref : 1283
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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