![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DOUGLAS BAKER of Maruku Arts. The title is Tjara (Shield). [WH 1934] (Wanari (Mulga wood))](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/t/tjara-shield-1343.jpg)
Tjara (Shield)
WH 1934
Wanari (Mulga wood)
Tjara (Shield) | WH 1934
Wanari (Mulga wood)
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WH 1934
Wanari (Mulga wood)
Tjara (Shield) | WH 1934
Wanari (Mulga wood)
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The shield is cut from mulga wood, the front is cut, chopped and cut and when that’s finished an opening is made in the other side for your hand. In a fight when being attacked, it is used to block blows. A ferocious fighter attacks from close up and look out, you’re dodging and deflecting the strikes whizzing past you. Two men will use shields like this to save themselves from being hurt.
The designs are symbols of the Tjukurpa. Men’s symbols were put on in the past by our ancestors and they kept these shields for a long time.
The shield is cut from mulga wood, the front is cut, chopped and cut and when that’s finished an opening is made in the other side for your hand. In a fight when being attacked, it is used to block blows. A ferocious fighter attacks from close up and look out, you’re dodging and deflecting the strikes whizzing past you. Two men will use shields like this to save themselves from being hurt.
The designs are symbols of the Tjukurpa. Men’s symbols were put on in the past by... Read More
The designs are symbols of the Tjukurpa. Men’s symbols were put on in the past by... Read More