Lot 3

Fine Aboriginal Shield
Of flat elliptical form, with rebated handle on the back carved into body of shield. Decorated on the front with deep parallel grooves with a zigzag motif that articulate on black pigment lines approximately 100mm apart, and on the reverse with repeating parallel red pigments and stone or ivory tooled incised vertical grooves; fine and varied deep reddish-brown patina. Provenance: Zanesville Museum of Art, USA.
H1000mm W105mm.
Realised: $1,800 - June 2010

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