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Artwork Boomerang (Southern Queensland) this artwork made of Carved and fluted hardwood

Boomerang (Southern Queensland) c.1900
Artwork Parrying shield (Western Queensland) this artwork made of Carved and incised wood with natural pigments

Parrying shield (Western Queensland) c.1900
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Coolamon (South East Queensland) c.1920s-30s
Artwork Coolamon (Far Western Queensland/Northern Territory) this artwork made of Carved and incised softwood with natural pigments and natural resin, created in 1920-01-01

Coolamon (Far Western Queensland/Northern Territory) c.1920s
Artwork Coolamon (attrib. to Central/Western Queensland) this artwork made of Carved hardwood with natural pigments and synthetic polymer paint, created in 1880-01-01

Coolamon (attrib. to Central/Western Queensland) c.1880s
Artwork Shield this artwork made of Carved wood with natural pigments

Shield c.1900
Artwork Rainforest shield (shark design) and sword this artwork made of Shield: natural pigments on softwood (Alstonia scholaris or Argyrodendron perlatum); sword: hardwood (Xanthostemon whitei), beeswax and resin with bush string, created in 2000-01-01

Rainforest shield (shark design) and sword 2000-01
Artwork Boomerang (Warwick area) this artwork made of Carved hardwood, created in 1833-01-01

Boomerang (Warwick area) mid 1800s
Artwork Shield (Western Queensland) this artwork made of Carved softwood with natural pigments

Shield (Western Queensland) c.1900
Artwork Coolamon (Western Queensland) this artwork made of Carved hardwood

Coolamon (Western Queensland) c.1920
Artwork Coolamon (North Western Queensland) this artwork made of Carved softwood with natural pigments

Coolamon (North Western Queensland) c.1900
Artwork Comb this artwork made of Bamboo, carved and incised with white and black lines, created in 1900-01-01

Comb c.1900-50
Artwork Rainforest shield (hand-held fish net design) and sword this artwork made of Shield: natural pigments on softwood (Alstonia scholaris or Argyrodendron perlatum); sword: natural pigments on hardwood (Xanthostemon whitei), beeswax and resin with bush string, created in 2000-01-01

Rainforest shield (hand-held fish net design) and sword 2000-01
Artwork Boomerang (South West Queensland) this artwork made of Carved and incised hardwood

Boomerang (South West Queensland) pre 1900
Artwork Fighting boomerang (South West Queensland) this artwork made of Carved and incised hardwood with natural pigment infill

Fighting boomerang (South West Queensland) pre 1900
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Shield (Stradbroke Island) mid 1800s
Artwork Shield (South Burnett area) this artwork made of Carved hardwood with natural pigments and Reckitt's Blue laundry powder

Shield (South Burnett area) c.1900
Artwork Coolamon (Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland/Central Northern Territory) this artwork made of Carved and incised hardwood with natural pigments

Coolamon (Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland/Central Northern Territory) c.1900
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Shield (North Queensland rainforest area) c.1900
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Rainforest shield and sword pair c.1900
Artwork Shield this artwork made of Carved wood and natural earth pigments

Shield c.1880
Artwork Rainforest shield (strangler fig design) and sword this artwork made of Shield: natural pigments on softwood (Alstonia scholaris or Argyrodendron perlatum); sword: hardwood (Xanthostemon whitei), beeswax and resin with bush string, created in 2000-01-01

Rainforest shield (strangler fig design) and sword 2000-01
Artwork Rainforest shield (scorpion design) and sword this artwork made of Shield: natural pigments on softwood (Alstonia scholaris or Argyrodendron perlatum); sword: natural pigments on hardwood (Xanthostemon whitei), beeswax and resin with bush string, created in 2000-01-01

Rainforest shield (scorpion design) and sword 2000-01
Artwork Fighting boomerang (Western Queensland) this artwork made of Carved and fluted hardwood

Fighting boomerang (Western Queensland) pre 1900
Artwork Shield (attrib. to Western Queensland) this artwork made of Carved and incised hardwood with natural pigments

Shield (attrib. to Western Queensland) c.1920
Artwork Coolamon (Western Queensland) this artwork made of Carved hardwood

Coolamon (Western Queensland) c.1920
Artwork Coolamon (Western Cape York) this artwork made of Carved softwood with natural pigments and pencil, created in 1920-01-01

Coolamon (Western Cape York) c.1920s-40s
Artwork Fan this artwork made of Tortoise shell carved and painted with flowers. Sticks joined with ribbon

Fan

Artwork Fan this artwork made of Ivory brise - carved guards and sticks

Fan

Artwork Rainforest shield (pond skater design) and sword this artwork made of Shield: natural pigments on softwood (Alstonia scholaris or Argyrodendron perlatum); sword: hardwood (Xanthostemon whitei), beeswax and resin with bush string, created in 2000-01-01

Rainforest shield (pond skater design) and sword 2000-01