29th Sep, 2017 10:00 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
Lot 42
 

42

A Rare 19th Century Toraja Shield, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, carved from a single piece of wood in

A Rare 19th Century Toraja Shield, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, carved from a single piece of wood in a triangular section, with panels inlaid with shells and bone chevrons interspersed with rattan and tufts of human hair, the reverse with integral handle and with old hand written collector's label, 110cm by 16cm

Sold for £950
Estimated at £600 - £800


 

Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 29th Sep, 2017

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