Carved Western Australian Shield with Natural Pigment Decoration
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Ceremonial shield, Western Australia, carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment (with custom stand) of elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with traditional motif designs, infilled with natural earth pigment, the reverse similarly decorated with deep cut loop handle. Length 74 x 12 cm. Provenance: bill Evans, Caspian gallery, Sydney. Private collection, South Australia
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- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Australian Aboriginal artefacts