NORTH EAST QUEENSLAND, late 19th – early 20th century
carved from the buttress root of a tropical fig tree, the front with raised boss and decorated with traditional designs in red, yellow, white and black pigments
81.0 cm length
Estimate:
$35,000 - $45,000
lot details
A Rainforest Shield
NORTH EAST QUEENSLAND, late 19th – early 20th century
carved from the buttress root of a tropical fig tree, the front with raised boss and decorated with traditional designs in red, yellow, white and black pigments
81.0 cm length
Provenance
Private collection, New South Wales, acquired c.1930s
Thence by descent
Private collection, Sydney
Private collection, Melbourne