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1874 catalogue entry:
60. Oblong Australian SHIELD, made of tree bark.
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Pitt Rivers Museum record:
| General Description: Australian shield, made from bark, with pigment. |
| Accession number: 1884.30.20 |
| Continent: Australia Country: Australia Region: ?Queensland |
| Dimensions: L = 491 mm, W = 258 mm, L of handle = 80 mm |
| When collected: ?Prior to 1874 |
| Other owners: Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display by ?early 1874. |
| Notes: Black book entry - Screen 2 17 Shield, bark of the tree, oblong (60) Delivery Catalogue II entry - Shields from different localities. Bark shield, oblong. Australia 60 Accession Book IV entry - Round-angled oblong shield of bark. Australia [Drawing] Card Catalogue entry - ALF 60. Australia. 60 = 17 black. Round-angled oblong shield of bark. Original Pitt Rivers collection Printed label stuck on object - 'Oblong Australian shield' Hand-written on object - ?Queensland PR 60 Other information - Displayed in Bethnal Green and South Kensington Museums (V&A). Wood covered with black pigment on front. Handle carved from the whole. PR number: 60 |