Lot #166 - A Large Parrying 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 #:166
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Lot Description:A Large Parrying Shield
South East Australia (nineteenth century); carved hardwood, red and white natural earth pigments
carved hardwood, red and white natural earth pigments
92 cm high -
Provenance:Private Collection, United Kingdom; Private Collection, Queensland; Private Collection, Melbourne
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References:For related examples see: Carol Cooper, Aboriginal Australia, Australian Gallery of Directors Council, New South Wales, 1981, pp.84-85, S23-25, illustrated.
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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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