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Description: | Parrying shield, Australian aboriginal. A rough wooden shield, with a handgrip carved into back. Collected by Sir John Franklin or his wife Jane, whilst he was governor of Van Diemens Land (Tasmania). Mounted as part a trophy.
This object was sighted as being on display during the Collections Inventory Project (2001-2005). It will need to be checked for object numbers and its condition activity updated.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Aborigines Franklin Hopton Hall Collection John parrying shields | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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