Description

Large wooden shield with carved and painted designs. The shield is rectangular in shape, with rounded upper corners. At the top, on a long straight neck, is a thin carved human head. On the front is a geometric pattern with square and triangle motifs in white, outlined in brown on an orange ground. Knotted through holes along the sides are bark tassels. On the back is a protruding handle with two large square holes and a painted zigzag motif.