Important Aboriginal Works of Art - 25 May 2016 | Melbourne
Lot 56
An Old Bardi Shield
DAMPIERLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, late 19th century
carved and incised hardwood with traces of natural earth pigments
69.0 cm length
Estimate:
$2,000 – 3,000
Lot sold: $6,100 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
An Old Bardi Shield DAMPIERLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, late 19th century
carved and incised hardwood with traces of natural earth pigments
69.0 cm length
bears old collection label attached by string that bears inscription: ‘1916 From V. Paton, Port Leo IV Presbyterian Mission’ and verso: ‘Shield for hunting boomerang, Bardi tribe Sunday Island’
Provenance
Collected in 1916
Private collection, Melbourne
Private Collection, Queensland