Queensland, c.1940
decorated with traditional designs painted in orange, yellow, white and black natural earth pigments
47.0 and 54.0 cm length
Estimate:
$4,000 - $6,000 (2)
Sold:
$4,270 (inc. BP)
lot details
A Pair of Small Rainforest Shields
Queensland, c.1940
decorated with traditional designs painted in orange, yellow, white and black natural earth pigments
47.0 and 54.0 cm length
Provenance
Collected in North East Arnhem Land by the vendor’s father in the early 1960s
Thence by descent
Private collection, Melbourne