Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International Antiquities
Catalog Information: 343 lots with images | View lots
Date: March 28, 2010
Auction House:
Guy Earl-Smith. East Australian Trading Consolidated
Location:
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Viewing Notes:
Friday 12th March - Sunday 28th March 2010 11:00am - 5:00pm. At Galerie Finn, 23 Bay Street, Double Bay, Sydney, Australia
Sale Notes:
Over 330 lots: Early Indian, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Natural History, Roman, Islamic, Indus Valley, Gandharan, Khmer, art and antiquities. Art and Artefacts from, Australian, Oceania, and Africa.
Lot 1: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC MENDI VALLEY ARCHER'S SHIELD,of
AN ETHNOGRAPHIC MENDI VALLEY ARCHER'S SHIELD,of wood, with scalloped apex, the anterior decorated with a figurative motif in relief, red and white pigment infill, pierced with rope grip to rear, usewear evident, PNG, 65x32cm
Lot 2: A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi),of wood,
A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi),of wood, the anterior with raised medial ridge decorated with incised geometric motifs and polychrome pigments, pierced with rope grip to rear, old repair at base usewear evident, PNG, 114x33cm
Lot 3: A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi),of wood in
A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi),of wood in classic ovoid form, the anterior decorated with curvilinear and stippled motifs in polychrome pigments, pierced with rope grip to rear, PNG, 132x42cmProvenance: From an Australian collection
Lot 4: A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi),of wood in
A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi),of wood in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with incised geometric motif infilled with red pigment, pierced with fibre grip to rear, PNG, 111x45cm
Lot 5: A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi),of wood in
A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi),of wood in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with incised geometric motif infilled with red pigment, pierced with fibre grip to rear, PNG, 112x40cm
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