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IMPORTANT PARRYING SHIELD, LAKE CONDAH ABORIGINAL MISSION, VICTORIA
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Aboriginal Art Sale
Size
Approx L60 x 8.5cm.
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Description
Important Parrying Shield, Lake Condah Aboriginal Mission, victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Lake Condah Mission Station was established in 1867 as a Church of England Mission, approximately three kilometres from the Lake. The Lake Condah area in South Western Victoria was home to the Kerrupjmara people prior to European occupation. The station was closed in 1919 after the government assumed control.
Medium
Indigenous Artifacts
Provenance
Collected 1921 by William Charlton Hedditch (1884-1970) Norma Stuchberry, Dartmoo. Victoria Private Collection, Melbourne, Victoria
Quantity
1
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THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT SMALLS AUCTIONS GALLERY 452 OXFORD STREET PADDINGTON, SYDNEY
