AUSTRALIAN SHIELDS

VANDOO · 9th June 2013, 08:08 PM

I WILL START WITH SHIELDS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA REFERRED TO AS WUNDA SHIELDS. THE ONES I HAVE SEEN USUALLY RANGE IN SIZE FROM 81 CM. TO 70CM. LONG AND 14 CM TO 15 CM .WIDE. MOST HAVE CARVED DESIGNS ON BOTH SIDES NONE OF THE GOOD OLD ONES HAVE POKERWORK= (BURNED IN DESIGNS) USUALLY OF A HARD RED WOOD ( IT MAY BE CALLED BEANWOOD) SOMETIMES WITH PIGMENTS ADDED. THIS IS SCANT INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD TO IT OR CORRECT ANY MISTAKES. ENJOY

PICTURES 2 AND 3 SHOW FRONT AND BACK OF ONE EXAMPLE COLLECTED IN THE 1920'S ITS 69.5 CM.LONG, PICTURES 3 AND 4 SHOW FRONT AND BACK OF ANOTHER.

9th June 2013, 08:08 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	AUSTRALIAN SHIELDS I WILL START WITH SHIELDS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA REFERRED TO AS WUNDA SHIELDS. THE ONES I HAVE SEEN USUALLY RANGE IN SIZE FROM 81 CM. TO 70CM. LONG AND 14 CM TO 15 CM .WIDE. MOST HAVE CARVED DESIGNS ON BOTH SIDES NONE OF THE GOOD OLD ONES HAVE POKERWORK= (BURNED IN DESIGNS) USUALLY OF A HARD RED WOOD ( IT MAY BE CALLED BEANWOOD) SOMETIMES WITH PIGMENTS ADDED. THIS IS SCANT INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD TO IT OR CORRECT ANY MISTAKES. ENJOY PICTURES 2 AND 3 SHOW FRONT AND BACK OF ONE EXAMPLE COLLECTED IN THE 1920'S ITS 69.5 CM.LONG, PICTURES 3 AND 4 SHOW FRONT AND BACK OF ANOTHER. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 10th June 2013 at 05:25 AM.