Parrying Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Lower Murray River region
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: H. 32 x W. 2 x D. 5 1/2 in. (81.3 x 5.1 x 14 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:    New South Wales or Victoria Australia  
River: Lower Murray River region
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Klejman, 1965
Accession year: 1978