Artefacts And Carvings
(born 1920)
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
Artefacts And Carvings (born 1920)
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