DAMPIERLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, late 19th century

Important Aboriginal Works of Art
Melbourne
25 May 2016
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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