Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016

Lot 590

An Aborigine spear thrower Western Australia wood

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £100

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Description

An Aborigine spear thrower

Western Australia

wood, with pigment decoration, the tapering end with a sinew bound wood hook and with bound cloth to the waisted part of the handle,

117.5cm long.

Provenance

By repute given to Karl Boudewyns by Chief King Peter of the Forrest River Mission.