Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 14 October 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 233
Artefacts And Carvings
Western Australia
AN UNUSUALLY LARGE WUNDA SHIELD
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 decorated with longitudinal fluting and well worn carved loop handle, aged patina overall
90.0 cm length
Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500
Lot Details
Description
Artefacts And Carvings
Western Australia
AN UNUSUALLY LARGE WUNDA SHIELD
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 decorated with longitudinal fluting and well worn carved loop handle, aged patina overall
90.0 cm length
Provenance
Collected by a anthropologist in the 1950s
Private collection