Photo by Trish Barnard
Accession Number: A42207
Museum: South Australian Museum
Date Acquired:
Collector: Ursula McConnel (1888-1957)
Date Collected: 1927-1934
Where from: Reeves Creek (near Yarrabah)
Description: L700 x W190mm
Carved wood with natural pigments. Tree grub design ‘minderi’ (see shipworms). See also QE4210 Shield in the Queensland Museum collection.
Illustrated in McConnel, Ursula, ‘Inspiration and Design in Aboriginal Art’ in Oceania, 1935, p.58 (Barnard 2013)
Contact: Professor John Carty, Head of Anthropology, South Australian Museum, North Terrace Adelaide, SA 5000 AUSTRALIA
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