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An old PNG Melpa People Western highlands fighting shield
Realised: $300 plus premium
Current Bid $300 (2 bids, reserve met)
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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.'
