Lot #134 - An Asmat Shield
-
Auction House:Theodore Bruce
-
Sale Name:Fine Aboriginal & Oceanic Arts
-
Sale Date:12 Mar 2017 ~ 11am
-
Lot #:134
-
Lot Description:An Asmat Shield
with tjesman figure at centre on top of the shield, face with incised design decorated with natural ocres, Asmat Region, West papua
181 x 46 cm -
Provenance:Robin Hodgson Collection: Robin lived and worked in PNG from 1969 to 2003 where she developed and ran the Melanesian Art Centre in Lae for 30 years. Robin and, until 1996, her former husband Richard Leahy, conducted regular artefact collecting trips to the Sepik River; the Trobriand Islands; the Papuan Gulf and the Highland regions.
-
Estimate:A$200 - 400
-
Realised Price:
-
Category:Tribal
This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.