African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1362
A Tiwi Islands throwing club
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £350
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Description
A Tiwi Islands throwing club
Northern Territory, Australia
with carved channeled decoration and a hatched grip with pigment, with a typed identification label '...Obtained by the late Mr. A. Elliott, of Beccles, Suffolk, from Tost & Rohu's fur and curio stores, 26, Martin Place, Sydney, nr. G.P.O., Australia. It is from Brigalow wood...'
49cm long,
and an Aborigine shield with an integral handle and painted a kangaroo and emu, 64cm long. (2)
Provenance
Club - Tost & Rohu, Sydney, Australia.
Mr A Elliott Collection, Suffolk, UK.