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Shell pubic shield

Made:
1821-1929 in New South Wales
maker:
Niol Niol tribe
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Shell pubic shield, untraditional design
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design, made by Niol
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shell pubic shield, untraditional design, made by Niol, Niol tribe, New South Wales, late 19th to 20th centuries

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A1064
Materials:
shell
type:
pubic shields
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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