Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025

Lot 412

A Kalinga shield

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £353

Inc. Buyers Premium

Description

A Kalinga shield
Luzon Island, Philippines
with a central diamond shape boss flanked by arches, with three prongs above and two below, the back with an integral handle, stained black and with remains of rattan bindings, the front with collection sticker D335 and the back with a label inscribed Transport "Burford. Capt. W. R. Graham. Pay Dept, U. S. Am?., c/o Dept O M, U. S. A..., New York, N.Y.,
123cm high.

Provenance
Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 1 December 1993, lot 124.
David Usborne Collection, London.