ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND ARTEFACTS
Friday, 14 - Monday, 24 March 2025
An old PNG Melpa People Western highlands fighting shield
Estimate $400 - $800
Realised: $300 plus premium
Lot Details
with broad geometric decoration in ochre tones. 1540 x 620mm. Provenance: Jorgen Lotz collection. Purchased from Jonathan Saussehred, Australia. Hid sales report stating significant field use with battle scars... old arrow tips embedded... native repair'. Reputedly 'collected by the Australian collector Bob Hall, about the 1970's.'
