Shield - Aurukun, QLD
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- Type
- Shields
- Place
- Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia; Holroyd River, Queensland, Australia; Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
- Materials
- Pigment, Wood
- Collection
- Frederick D McCarthy collection
- Accession number
- 1985.0100.0115
Description
Wooden shield in hammerhead shark form, with a handle carved from solid form protruding from the posterior surface. The dorsal fin is carved, and the head and tail squared. The surface is pigmented with stripes of longitudinal colour in black, red and white.
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