Parrying Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Lower Murray River region
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: H. 31 1/8 in. × W. 2 in. × D. 4 1/4 in. (79.1 × 5.1 × 10.8 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