Description

Rectangular wooden shield, with rounded upper corners, has carved and painted designs. On the front, topped with a coiled snake, is a segmented snake body and geometric pattern of two long vertical motifs that enclose ovals in orange, outlined in black on white ground. Knotted through three holes along each side are bark tassels. The back is painted with zigzag motif in black and orange and has a long spine from which protrudes a handle with three rectangular holes.