Two Aboriginal Shields (wunda) Australia, early

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

Three Aboriginal Shields and One Bowl Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments. Two shields (wunda) and the bowl (coolamon) grooved in linear patterns on both sides; the large shield p

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 Shields, Aboriginal, Australia, Late 19th-Early 20th C. Two Aboriginal shields with good tool marks on front surface and Western Australia patterns on the inside along with integral handles. Size:

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

Two Aboriginal Story Boards (tjurunga or churinga) Australia, early 20th century Hardwood, the larger finely carved on one side in geometric pattern and diagonal in-fill; th

Three Fighting Clubs, Aboriginal, Australia. One throwing club, Mid 20th Century and two old fighting clubs, early 20th Century. Size: Range from 15'' x 1.74'' x 2.5'' (38 x 4 x 6 cm) to 25'' x 1.5''

Two Shields, Australia wood, paintProvenance:TAD Tribal Art, Santa Fe, NMLen

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.

Two Fighting Clubs, Aboriginal, Australia. Old fighting sticks from Australia. One with scratched design and other with rough tool marks at base. Size: 1) 29.5'' x 1'' x 1'' (75 x 3 x 3 cm); 2) 31.5''

Aboriginal desert style shield Australia painted wood unmarked 9"w x 2 1/2"d x 27 1/2"h

A 14 1/2 and a 31 inch Aboriginal Lizard carvings from Australia. The larger Lizard is up on his legs. Determine condition from the photographs.

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

A wooden parrying shield, Australia. Made of heavy wood, habile handle. Measures 24.75" long, 4.25" high, 2.75" deep. An effective weapon.

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden boomerang meant for hunting rather than for display. The body is gently curved and

Curved Slim Aboriginal Club, Australia Late 19th Century/Early 20th 26 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. Fine Oceanic club, light brown patina, bowed/boomerang Sotheby's Park Bernet sticker referencing a May 11, 1976 s

2 Early Fighting/Throwing Clubs, Aboriginal, North East Queensland, Australia, 19th/Early 20th C. One deep black the other rich red color of dense hardwood, with sharpened lead point with abundant inc

**Originally Listed At $200** Australia, Aboriginal culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A handmade, wooden bullroarer, with fine incised designs on both sides and original red ocher pigment. It

**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

**Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fine example of the iconic wooden airfoil weapon of the native Australians. Its use was descri

Five Aboriginal Story Boards (tjurunga or churinga) Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments. Three appear to be a set with matching geometric designs grooved on front and back. The sm

**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

June BirdAustralia, 20th CenturyPair of Aboriginal Paintingstwo acrylic paintings on canvassigned verso, unframed.18 x 13 3/4 inches

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