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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 #:
  195
• Lot Description:
  An Early War Shield
  North West Asmat Region, Papua (early twentieth century); carved wood and natural pigments
  195.3 cm high
• Provenance:
  Reputedly collected by Dutch Missionaries in the 1950s; Private Collection, Sydney
• Notes:
  This finely carved and early Northwest Asmat war shield originates from the upper Unis River. The shield possesses intricate early incised designs and patination with indicates it would date to the early part of the twentieth century (if not earlier).
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 5,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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