A beautiful wunda parade shield with polychrome geometric decoration on both sides. See : Boucliers d'Afrique, d'Asie du Sud-Est et d'Océanie du Musée Barbier Mueller, 1998, pp. 236-237 for a photograph of a warrior with comparable shields. Aboriginal culture, Western Australia Wood, pigments, accidents and polychromy, patina of use. H. 99 cm Provenance : B.L Hourshaw Collection (1881-1937), acquired before 1930 from "Jigalong Mission". Passed down through generations Roland and Edith Flak, Paris Collection J. Maillot, Paris, acquired 1999