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A Parrying Shield
A Parrying ShieldEstimate $8,000 – $12,000
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CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES
carved hardwoood
LENGTH: 86CM
Provenance:
Private collection
USA Private collection
Cf. For similar examples see Carol Cooper et al., Aboriginal Australia, Sydney: Australian Galleries Directors' Council, 1981, pp.84-85, pl. S27-S28 (illus.) and Jennifer Isaacs, Australia's Living Heritage, Sydney: Landsdowne, 1984, p.227 for a woomera from Gundagai, NSW with similarly engraved motifs.
This early contact period shield is remarkable because of it's superb relief carved designs that may have arisen from traditional motifs. Interestingly the shield has kept faithful to its traditional form which suggests use in daily life.
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