Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020
Lot 531
An Aboriginal club Queensland
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £850
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Description
An Aboriginal club
Queensland, Australia
painted with a black and yellow pigment depicting three grimacing busts, a tree, a fruit and a shield, the handle pierced for attachment, 19th century,
53cm long, on a stand. (2)
Exhibited
Galerie Meyer, Paris. Walkabout, 11 Sept - 20 Oct 2012, p.26, no. 33/105.
The style of decoration on this club is distinctly that of the Torres Strait.