Lot 58 · Notable Collections: Australian and Aboriginal Art
A war shield, Atkom, Frieda River, Telefomin, Mountain Ok, Upper Sepik River Papua New Guinea height: 183.0cm
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- Estimate
- A$3,000–A$5,000 hammer ≈ $2,138–$3,563
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Notable Collections: Australian and Aboriginal Art, Sydney · 27 August 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-085821
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Unknown Maker, A war shield, Atkom, Frieda River, Telefomin, Mountain Ok, Upper Sepik River Papua New Guinea height: 183.0cm. Bonhams, 27 Aug 2025, lot 58. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-085821.
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Unknown Maker, A war shield, Atkom, Frieda River, Telefomin, Mountain Ok, Upper Sepik River Papua New Guinea height: 183.0cm. Bonhams, 27 Aug 2025, lot 58. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-085821.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Head, Heart, Ribs, 2000 | Judy Watson | A$200–A$400 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.