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Status: Stock

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Socks – Kunjuri (Rainforest Shield) by Gregory Salt.

Traditional shields were carved from a single piece of timber cut from side of the buttress root of a rainforest fig-tree. The kidney shaped shields are unique to the rainforest Bama of Far North Queensland. They were decorated with clan, totem or moiety designs using natural ochres and a water, fat or blood binder.

Shields were primarily used for deflecting spears in tribal fighting in conjunction with large rainforest swords. They were painted by senior men and were a significant personal possession of adult males.

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Material

70% Cotton

30% Nylon/elastane

 

Care instructions

Warm machine wash.

Do not bleach. Do not iron.

Do not tumble dry.

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