Joseph Guenzler, Indigenous shields exhibition opens at UQ’s Anthropology Museum, National Indigenous Times, 24 February 2026
A major exhibition celebrating traditional Aboriginal shields has opened at The University of Queensland’s Anthropology Museum.
‘Shields: Design and functionality’ brings together more than 130 shields traditionally used by Aboriginal people for demonstrations, conflict resolution and symbolic warfare.
The exhibition traces the history, artistic detail and regional differences of shields collected from communities across Australia, with many dating back to the early 1900s.