JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 1 December 2026 / 10:00 am start

A PNG Highlands fighting shield

Estimate $400 - $800

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Lot Details

Simbu (Chimbu) Wahgi Valley area, with broad geometric ochre decoration with two red triangular forms connected by the central black inverted triangle in a circular white disc. 1720 x 480mm. Provenance: Jorgen Lotz collection. Purchased from Jonathan Saussehrd, Queensland, Australia. Reputedly 'Collected in situ in the 1980's by Bob Hall, an associate/friend of Jonathan'.

A PNG Highlands fighting shield Image 1++
A PNG Highlands fighting shield Image 1++
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