Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 14 October 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 234
Artefacts And Carvings
Western Australia,
1920s
AN EARLY WUNDA SHIELD
1920s
carved in hardwood, of elongated ovoid form, the front engraved with broadly fluted zig-zag designs, infilled with alternating bands of red and white natural pigments, the back undecorated, with carved loop handle
61.5 cm length
Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000
Lot Details
Description
Artefacts And Carvings
Western Australia,
1920s
AN EARLY WUNDA SHIELD
1920s
carved in hardwood, of elongated ovoid form, the front engraved with broadly fluted zig-zag designs, infilled with alternating bands of red and white natural pigments, the back undecorated, with carved loop handle
61.5 cm length
Provenance
Private collection, Queensland