Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 24 March 2010 | Melbourne
Lot 239
Oceanic Artefacts
Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
A MENDI WAR SHIELD
c.1930 carved wood and natural earth pigments of elongated ovoid form decorated with traditional designs in red and white pigments
127.0 cm length
Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000
Lot Details
Description
Oceanic Artefacts
Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
A MENDI WAR SHIELD
c.1930 carved wood and natural earth pigments of elongated ovoid form decorated with traditional designs in red and white pigments
127.0 cm length
Provenance
Private collection, Sydney
Private collection, Melbourne