Fighting shield ·  West Australia · ID: 3035999

Description

bush hardwood, dyed with red pigment, slightly convex front coated with fine linear grooves, bands of white ochre for ceremonial use, bands of carved lines on the reverse, a carved handle at the same place, a natural knot hole filled with resin plug, slightly dam. (rims), fine fissures (upper rim), metal base;
the thin parrying shields were used to deflect clubs and boomerangs; the broader shields were a protection from spears.

The object Fighting shield with the object ID 3035999 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 51 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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