Important Aboriginal Art - 25 March 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 177
A MENDI WAR SHIELD
carved wood and natural earth pigment
101.0 x 47.0 cm
Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,400
Lot sold: $1,020 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
A MENDI WAR SHIELD
carved wood and natural earth pigment
101.0 x 47.0 cm
of elongated ovoid form decorated with traditional designs in white pigment
Provenance
The Kingsford-Smith Collection, collected in the field c.1930s
Pinacothea Galleries, Melbourne
Acquired from the above c.1975
Private collection, Sydney