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Aboriginal Shields

March 29th, 2016 | Browse other: News. | Tagged with: , |

Shields from north-east Queensland constructed in the 1890s to the mid 1900s. ABC News: Malcolm Sutton.

Aboriginal shields used for battle and ceremony on display at SA Museum, ABC News, 24 March 2016

A unique exhibition of Aboriginal shields from around Australia has opened at the South Australian Museum.

Anthropology senior curator Doctor Philip Jones said men bore shields after they were initiated, which were often used in close quarters, either to parry during fighting or to deflect spears.

“Aboriginal warfare was often theatrical and orchestrated,” he said. “Usually when someone was seriously injured or killed, the whole thing stopped.” The exhibition runs until May 22.

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