Name: Auction: PAINTED SHIELD NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 1200 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

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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.&nbsp;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;&nbsp;

Steve

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ft. The Coppens Collection of Aboriginal Art

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painted and carved wood, of oval form, adorned with longitudinal grooves, the obverse with an all-over red pigment and central black stripe with white border, integral handle to the reverse, accompanied by a bracket intended for wall mounting

PAINTED SHIELD

NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA

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