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1874 catalogue entry:
59. MULABAKKA, made of the bark of a tree, showing a further increase
in breadth, without projecting ends.
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| General Description: Australian shield, made from bark. |
| Accession number: 1884.30.18 |
| Continent: Australia Country: Australia Region: Northern Territory |
| Dimensions: L = 834 mm, W = 393 mm |
| When collected: ?Prior to 1874 |
| Other owners: Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display by ?early 1874. |
| Notes: Black book entry - Screen 2 16 Shield, bark of the tree, no pointed end (59) Delivery Catalogue II entry - Shields from different localities. Bark shield, mulabakka. Australia 59 Accession Book IV entry - Large oval shield of dark brown bark, Mulabakka, (without projections). N Australia [Drawing] Card Catalogue entry - ?North Australia. ALF 59. 59 = 16 black. Large oval shield, mulabakka, of dark brown bark, without projections. Original Pitt Rivers collection. Written on object - (in white ink) Australia PR 59. Handle carved from whole. Printed label '16' Hand-written label 'Shield Australia 272' In black paint very large 'No 19" Other information - Displayed in Bethnal Green and South Kensington Museums (V&A). This object is heavy for its size suggesting that is made from a heavy wood. It is oval in shape and wider at the sides than the other Australian shields on Screen 2. The handle is carved from the whole and is set longitudinally. PR number: 59 |