A Collection Of 19Th Century Aboriginal Artefacts.

£5,800.00

A Collection of Seven 19th-Century Aboriginal Australian Artefacts

A collection of seven 19th-century Aboriginal Australian artefacts, comprising three  magnificent Wunda shields, one Bardi shield all with fantastic carved linear decoration and colour, a coolamon carrying tray with some historic damage but a truly wonderful a tactile object, a woomera (spear-thrower),with good pattern decoration and colour, and a boomerang. The shields display varied forms, incised linear decoration and distinctive geometric patterns, traditional Aboriginal artistic practices. The collection includes objects associated with traditional hunting and gathering and defensive practices.

An interesting group of Indigenous Australian material culture, demonstrating a range of traditional forms, decorative techniques and practical functions.

priced as a group.

H: 88cm (35in) | W: 18cm (7in) | D: 10cm (4in)

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