Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 6 October 2010 | Melbourne
Lot 174
HAMMERHEAD TOTEM, 1960
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on carved and incised softwood
54.5 cm length
Estimate:
$600-800
Lot sold: $624 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
HAMMERHEAD TOTEM, 1960
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on carved and incised softwood
54.5 cm length
Provenance
Collected c1960 by Valentine Smith who was employed as a Marine Engineer working on vessels called the Ellysana and Waiben supplying far north Queensland, Gulf areas and Thursday Island
Private collection, Melbourne