Aboriginal Art

Aboriginal Art

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Property from an American Private Collection

A Shield, Southwest Queensland

Auction Closed

May 25, 09:41 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from an American Private Collection


A Shield, Southwest Queensland

Circa 19th Century


Carved and engraved wood with natural earth pigments

17 ¾ in by 6 in (45 cm by 12.7 cm)

Reputedly collected at Cherbourg, Queensland, in 1928
Private Collection
Sotheby's, Melbourne, Aboriginal Art, 25 July 2005, lot 20, consigned by the above
Australian Private Collection, acquired at the above auction
Sotheby's, Sydney, Aboriginal Art, 20 October 2008, lot 43, consigned by the above
American Private Collection, acquired at the above auction