Lot #50 - A Gulmari Shield, South West Queensland, Early 1900s
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Indigenous Art
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Sale Date:25 May 2016 ~ 7pm
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Lot #:50
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Lot Description:A Gulmari Shield, South West Queensland, Early 1900s
carved and shaped hardwood with geometric designs infilled with natural earth pigments, the reverse with a deep cut lug handle
57.0 cm length
bears incised inscription verso: A.W. BARR -
Provenance:Collected in the early 1900‘s by George Kerr a farmer working in Rockhampton, Queensland; Thence by descent; Private collection, Queensland
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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