Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Help ID 19th Century Incised Parrying Shield

Ian · 14th April 2006, 04:53 PM

I suppose it could be Fijian, but it just does not look particularly Fijian.

You might also check out the Torres Strait Islands. They are closer to Australia and the early- to mid-20th C. attribution might fit with a period of greater European contact with those islands.

Ian.

14th April 2006, 04:53 PM	#10
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,068	I suppose it could be Fijian, but it just does not look particularly Fijian. You might also check out the Torres Strait Islands. They are closer to Australia and the early- to mid-20th C. attribution might fit with a period of greater European contact with those islands. Ian.