Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1654
Five Simbai River shields
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £420
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Description
Five Simbai River shields
Papua New Guinea
with relief carved geometric decoration and with fibre straps,
91cm, 96cm, 100.5cm, 102cm and 104cm high. (5)
Provenance
Dr Laurence R. Goldman Collection.
the highest - Christie's, London, Important Tribal Art, 22 June 1993, lot 192.