An Australian Aboriginal Wandjina Figure on Bark Panel, early 20th century, Jewelry - Pendants previously in the private collection

previously in the private collection of Nancy and John Hyde Devoe

Condition: A minor chip to the rim

its turned head with round cheeks flanking a wedge-shaped nose

Only about a hundred containers of this type survive with most examples found in sanctuaries of female deities

an essential part of the horse harness

An Australian Aboriginal Wandjina Figure on Bark Panel, early 20th century, Jewelry - Pendants previously in the private collectionWandjina Figure on Bark Panel, Kimberley Region, Western Australia mid 20th century Artist: Unknown Painted on a vertical bark panel, this work presents a stylized Wandjina figure rendered in a restrained palette of ochre red, white, black, and yellow. There is decorative banding at the upper and lower edges of the painting that incorporates repeating geometric motifs, anchoring the composition and echoing broader Kimberley design traditions. The