Tribal Art & Antiquities - 19th February 2020
Lot 778
An Aboriginal narrow shield Australia with an integral handle and all-over fine carved texture
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
An Aboriginal narrow shield
Australia
with an integral handle and all-over fine carved texture, 19th century,
73cm long.
Provenance
Allan MacPherson, Blairgowrie, Scotland and thence by descent.
Allan MacPherson was the son of William MacPherson, the clerk to the House of Representatives, Melbourne, Australia. He wrote a pamphlet of his experiences around Mount Abundance in the mid 19th century, returning to Scotland in 1860.