NORTH EAST QUEENSLAND, late 19th – early 20th century
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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
Estimate:
$35,000 – 45,000
Provenance
Private collection, New South Wales, acquired c.1930s
Thence by descent
Private collection, Sydney
Private collection, Melbourne