Aboriginal Shield and Coolamon Bowl Set with Designs

A bean wood shield, Central Australia, together with a finely…
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A bean wood shield, Central Australia, together with a finely carved and ochred coolamon bowl; the shield with faint painted designs (emu and foliage) Provenance: This shield was given as a thank you to Dr Bertram Welton in the 1940s when he worked with Aboriginal people in Central Australia. 59 cm, 57 cm (2)

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