Parrying Shield, Australia Aboriginal Wood Shield

A wooden parrying shield, Australia. Made of heavy wood, habile handle. Measures 24.75" long, 4.25" high, 2.75" deep. An effective weapon.

AN AUSTRALIAN TRIBAL ABORIGINAL CARVED WOOD PARRYING SHIELD. 57 cm long.

Aboriginal desert style shield Australia painted wood unmarked 9"w x 2 1/2"d x 27 1/2"h

An Aboriginal Parrying Shield last quarter 20th century Wood, grooved front and back, with handle. Inscribed "MU 178" on back. Height: 27 inches 
 
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Three Aboriginal Shields (wunda) Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments, each grooved in geometric patterns on both sides. In good condition, probably original as collected, stains f

Two Aboriginal Shields (wunda) Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments, each grooved in geometric patterns on both sides. In good condition, probably original as collected, stains fro

An Aboriginal Wunda Shield with grooved geometric patterns on both sides. Wood, red ochre, and pipeclay. Early 20th century. Western Australia. 26 1/2" x 6". Label on verso. Condition: Gouges, pigment

Three Aboriginal Shields and One Bowl Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments. Two shields (wunda) and the bowl (coolamon) grooved in linear patterns on both sides; the large shield p

Two Shields, Australia wood, paintProvenance:TAD Tribal Art, Santa Fe, NMLen

NSW, of tapering almond form, handle verso, length 56cm Provenance: Minjama, 2006, then Private Collection, Queensland.

Two Shields, Aboriginal, Australia, Late 19th-Early 20th C. Two Aboriginal shields with good tool marks on front surface and Western Australia patterns on the inside along with integral handles. Size:

Pair of Figural Painted Wood Oceanic Shields, Australia, H.- 48 in., W.- 2 1/2 in., D.- 1 3/4 in.

Aboriginal Australian painted wood shield; signed to verso; H: 22" (approx.)

Collection of assorted items, including: Aboriginal Australian painted wood shield, signed to verso; Chinese natural wood walking stick; Chinese flowering hardstone "tree"; Japanese lacquer hi

A carved wooden parrying shield with finely etched linear designs. wunda were used in clan war as protection against projectile weapons, such as spears and boomerangs. They were also carried by perfor

(2) Australian wood pcs, boomerang and parrying shield with integrated handle, longest 36"

Aborigine Wunda Shield, Western Australia, ochre on wood, with bold zigzag design consisting of a series of longitudinal grooves accented with red and white ochre, the front with white pigments, the r

Carved boat shaped wood shield with integral handle. The underside with geometric engraved wave pattern, 19th C. L 60.5cm (23 3/4in)Provenance: William Henry Keppie, born 1872

Aboriginal Australian (20th c.) Painted Wood Shield. Natural earth pigments on wood. Size: 51.75'' x 17'' x 3'' (131 x 43 x 8 cm).

Aboriginal Australian Shield, Early 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 25'' x 10.5'' x 3.5'' (64 x 27 x 9 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Australian Music Award presented to Cyndi Lauper, Kansak Tjapanungka (Aboriginal Australian, 20th c.), Shield, carved and painted coolamon wood, plaque on verso reads "Presented to Cyndi Lauper by CBS

Karem River, Papua New Guinea, carved wood shield, the face or mask standing out 1"-2" in relief, the zigzag designs all over quite extensive and dramatic optically, the back with its shield's handle

Automobilia, Ford Golden Jubilee dealer sign, cast metal & wood shield shape, c.1953 w/painted metal panels & copper mounts, VG cond w/weathered patina & would benefit from a good polish, 29"H x 27.5"

**Originally Listed At $2000** Southeast Asia, The Philippines, Luzon Island, northern mountain region, Ifugao Tribe, ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A beautiful, hand-carved wooden tower shie