A WAR SHIELD

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
24 March 2010
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Oceanic Artefacts

CENTRAL Highlands, Papua New Guinea
A WAR SHIELD

carved hardwood with black
and white pigment, woven
rattan fibres with native rope
handle and cassowary feather
ornaments secured with
finely woven belt strip

149.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 13 - 24 March 2010, Melbourne
Provenance

Private collection, Sydney