Shield Item Number: 3516/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Thin rectangular shield consisting of three rounded wooden boards bound together with plant fibre ties; carved out handle on back centre. Entire surface is decorated with raised carved designs, coloured in black. Front of shield has rows of concentric circles and triangles divided by bands of zigzags and triangles. Back of shield has an assortment of linear, geometric and dot motifs.
This type of shield would have once been used for warfare; in later years it was used for dancing.
This was given to the donor in 1974 by the local people after an all night dance gathering at the exploration camp. He was working in the area on a porphyry copper prospect, called Plesyumi. The designs are drawn with permanent markers. The markers had been distributed for writing coordinates on stakes, and to label soil sample bags.