Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 670
AN ABORIGINAL CARVED FIGURE OF A GOANNA
Estimate £300 - £400
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Description
AN ABORIGINAL CARVED FIGURE OF A GOANNA
AUSTRALIAN, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with carved and pyrograph decoration
86cm long
Provenance
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916) and thence by descent. Probably a gift when Lord Kitchener visited Australia in 1909-10 as part of his review of Australia's military capabilities.