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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  22 Jul 2014 ~ 6.30pm (Part 1 - Lots 1 - 198)
  23 Jul 2014 ~ 2.30pm (Part 2 - Lots 199 - 331)
• Lot #:
  8
• Lot Description:
  An Early Parrying Shield
  South East Australia (early nineteenth century); carved hardwood and natural pigments
  89.2 cm high
• Provenance:
  Private Collection; Primitive Works of Art, Sotheby's, London, 23 June 1981; Private Collection, United States of America
• Notes:
  This fine and early example shows evidence of stone tooling and the intricate designs incised into the face of the shield have been carved using traditional tooling, such as a possum tooth. The reverse of the shield possesses deep patination and scalloped surfaces indicating a very early age.
• Estimate:
  A$10,000 - 15,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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