Lot 175
An Oceanic Painted Wood Shield
Sale 1246 - Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art
Oct 12, 2023 10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$2,000 - 3,000
Price Realized
$7,560
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
An Oceanic Painted Wood Shield
Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Circa 19th Century
Height 29 1/2 inches (74.93 cm).
Property from the Estate of Alexander Brody, Honolulu, Hawaii

Provenance: 
Acquired from Anthony JP Meyer, Paris, France, 16 September 1987.
[accompanied with an invoice and catalogue]

Published: 
Galerie Meyer, Le Pays Massim, Paris, 1987, no. 6.
Condition Report
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Chips and losses present particularly around edges. Weathered surface with uneven surface patination. Some encrustations present. Overall in fine and stable condition. See additional images. 

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