A42214 Shield

Photo by Trish Barnard

Photo by Trish Barnard

Accession Number: A42214

Museum: South Australian Museum

Date Acquired:

Collector: Ursula McConnel (1888-1957)

Date Collected: 1927-1934

Where from: Yarrabah

Description: L860 x W180mm

Carved wood with natural pigments, decorated with the Salmon design, ‘kuwiman’.

Illustrated in McConnel, Ursula, ‘Inspiration and Design in Aboriginal Art’ in Oceania, 1935, p.60 (Barnard 2013)

Contact: Professor John Carty, Head of Anthropology, South Australian Museum, North Terrace Adelaide, SA 5000 AUSTRALIA

Phone: (08) 8207 7384

International: +61 8 8207 7384

Email: john.carty@samuseum.sa.gov.au