Name: Auction: RAINFOREST SHIELD QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 30000 GBP
Availability: InStock

Lyon &amp; Turnbull is pleased to present Form Through Time ft. The Coppens Collection of Aboriginal Art, an auction celebrating art and objects that connect us to the past. This diverse sale brings together Antiquities, African and Oceanic Art, and Natural History, exploring how makers across centuries and cultures have shaped materials into form.At the heart of this edition is The François Coppens Collection of Aboriginal Art, the result of over twenty-five years of passionate collecting and engagement with Australia’s First Nations cultural heritage. The collection features an outstanding group of shields, woomeras, clubs and boomerangs from diverse regional traditions. Together, these works offer a profound insight into one of the world’s oldest artistic lineages, where creativity, land and life remain inseparably linked through enduring connections to Country. &nbsp;Buyer's Guide:

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Alex Tweedy | Antiquities Auction Specialist

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carved fig root and pigment, of classic kidney form, with central protruding boss, adorned with a geometric design composed of intersecting linear elements forming lozenge motifs, rendered in red and white natural pigments against the darkened ground, the reverse is plain, with an integral handle&nbsp;

RAINFOREST SHIELD

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

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