Lot #294 - A Large Fighting Shield
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Aboriginal & Oceanic Art
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Sale Date:10 Jul 2016 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:294
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Lot Description:A Large Fighting Shield
Carved from hardwood with pecked decoration, cane bindings to the top, painted with earth pigments. Reverse has rope handle with cloth attached. Has some old stable age cracks. A/F Waghi people, Western Highlands Province, PNG
160 cm x 89 cm -
Provenance:Collected in the Western Highlands in the 1970's
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Estimate:A$400 - 600
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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