Lot #6 - An Early Shield
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
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Sale Date:22 Jul 2014 ~ 6.30pm (Part 1 - Lots 1 - 198)
23 Jul 2014 ~ 2.30pm (Part 2 - Lots 199 - 331) -
Lot #:6
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Lot Description:An Early Shield
South East Australia (mid-late nineteenth century); carved wood and natural earth pigments
77 cm high -
Provenance:Private Collection, Victoria
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Notes:This is an intricately carved and well balanced shield which shows signs of traditional tooled incisions, such as a possum tooth jaw.
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Estimate:A$6,000 - 8,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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