Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20 Sep 2016
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An Aborigine ceremonial shield Forrest River Mission
An Aborigine ceremonial shield
Forrest River Mission, Western Australia
wood, of eliptical form with an ochre finish and burnt decorated a crocodile, the reverse with an integral handle and decorated an emu and two lizards,
72cm long.
Provenance
By repute given to Karl Boudewyns by Chief King Peter of the Forrest River Mission.
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