4543 Shield

4543 Shield AMUQ

Photo by Trish Barnard

Accession number: 4543

Museum: Anthropology Museum University of Queensland

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Date Collected: c.1950

Where from: Murray Upper

Description: L550 x W310 x D80mm

Wood with natural pigments. Collected from the river at Murray Upper near Tully around 1950, but an old shield with what appears to be a ‘bush bee’ design on the surface. Possibly a children’s shield.