Tamarang (Shield)
Unidentified maker (Indigenous Australian)
Western Australia
not dated
Wood with white pigment
Overall: 29 7/8 × 4 13/16 in. (75.9 × 12.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
13.17.808
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Source unknown; catalogued, 1913.
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