Aboriginal Bark Shield.
About This Item
ERORA TRIBE Anonymous (active 18th - 19th c): This is the first object from Australia in Europe. Captain Cook's men picked it up after they attempted unsuccessfully to land on the South Coast and one of the Aborigines dropped the shield. Cook brought it back.
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