DAMPIERLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, late 19th century
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AN OLD BARDI SHIELD
DAMPIERLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, late 19th century
carved and incised hardwood with traces of natural earth pigments
69.0 cm length
bears old collection label attached by string that bears inscription: ‘1916 From V. Paton, Port Leo IV Presbyterian Mission’ and verso: ‘Shield for hunting boomerang, Bardi tribe Sunday Island’
Estimate:
$2,000 – 3,000
Sold for $6,100 (inc. BP) in Auction 43 - 25 May 2016, Melbourne
Provenance
Collected in 1916
Private collection, Melbourne
Private Collection, Queensland