carved and incised hardwood, infilled with natural pigments, lug handle
74.0 cm length
Estimate:
$5,000 - $7,000
Sold:
$5,856 (inc. BP)
lot details
Parrying Shield, (South East Australia) 19Th Century
Untitled
carved and incised hardwood, infilled with natural pigments, lug handle
74.0 cm length
Provenance
Major Hasson Collection, United States of America
Bunks Auctions, North Carolina, 20 July 2002
Private collection, Brisbane
Major Hasson served with United States forces in the Pacific during the 1940s and amassed a large collection of Oceanic and Aboriginal artefacts. After his death his collection was held in storage until sold at auction at Bunks auctioneers in 2002