Western Australian Aboriginal ‘Wunda’ Shield

An Aboriginal Wunda Shield with grooved geometric patterns on both sides. Wood, red ochre, and pipeclay. Early 20th century. Western Australia. 26 1/2" x 6". Label on verso. Condition: Gouges, pigment

A carved wooden parrying shield with finely etched linear designs. wunda were used in clan war as protection against projectile weapons, such as spears and boomerangs. They were also carried by perfor

A carved wooden shield with precisely carved fluted linear designs and a flared or scooped edges to help deflect spears and arrows. The shield measures 25 x 7 inches. Provenance: The Evan Maurer colle

A hand carved Australian aboriginal shield. 28" x 4".

NSW, of tapering almond form, handle verso, length 56cm Provenance: Minjama, 2006, then Private Collection, Queensland.

Aboriginal Australian Shield, Early 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 25'' x 10.5'' x 3.5'' (64 x 27 x 9 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Three Aboriginal Shields (wunda) Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments, each grooved in geometric patterns on both sides. In good condition, probably original as collected, stains f

Two Aboriginal Shields (wunda) Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments, each grooved in geometric patterns on both sides. In good condition, probably original as collected, stains fro

Aborigine Wunda Shield, Western Australia, ochre on wood, with bold zigzag design consisting of a series of longitudinal grooves accented with red and white ochre, the front with white pigments, the r

AN AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL STYLE "BOOMERANG AND SHIELD" GLASS TOP IRON CENTER TABLE, LATE 20TH CENTURY, the modern circular glass top resting on a domed reddish-brown stained woven reed and stiffened le

Connie Connolly (Western Australia, b.1937). Australian Aboriginal dot painting by the aboriginal artist Bonnie Connolly. Depicts the Tjukurpa, the law and stories of Ancestors. Review COA on verso. F

Carved boat shaped wood shield with integral handle. The underside with geometric engraved wave pattern, 19th C. L 60.5cm (23 3/4in)Provenance: William Henry Keppie, born 1872

AN AUSTRALIAN TRIBAL ABORIGINAL CARVED WOOD PARRYING SHIELD. 57 cm long.

Aboriginal Australian painted wood shield; signed to verso; H: 22" (approx.)

Australian Music Award presented to Cyndi Lauper, Kansak Tjapanungka (Aboriginal Australian, 20th c.), Shield, carved and painted coolamon wood, plaque on verso reads "Presented to Cyndi Lauper by CBS

Collection of assorted items, including: Aboriginal Australian painted wood shield, signed to verso; Chinese natural wood walking stick; Chinese flowering hardstone "tree"; Japanese lacquer hi

Aboriginal Australian (20th c.) Painted Wood Shield. Natural earth pigments on wood. Size: 51.75'' x 17'' x 3'' (131 x 43 x 8 cm).

Upper Murchison, Western Australia, of wide leaf form, with incised chevron design, length 59cm Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then Private Collection, Queensland

Oceania, Australia, probably western Arnhem Land, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. An incredible sheet of eucalyptus bark incised and painted using natural pigments to form a fantastical fish, a barra

**Originally Listed At $650** Australia, Western Desert to Central Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare example of a wooden club and digging tool made from mulga wo

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Western Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A gorgeous, hand-carved wooden boomerang meant for hunting rather than for display. The body is

Australian hunting boomerang from Aboriginal Tribe in the McDonnel Ranges of Western Australia. 31" long. With custom made stand.

c.1920, Western Australia, of curved form, incised with patterns, length 60cm Provenance: J & A Saussehrd, then Private Collection

South Western Australian, of curved form, incised with feather motifs to body, length 54cm