Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 324
An Aborigine spear thrower woomera
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £50
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Description
An Aborigine spear thrower woomera
Australia
with carved linear and dot decoration, with gum and sinew, painted red,
71.7cm long,
and an Aborigine boomerang, with grooves to one side and part grooved to the other, painted red, 66.5cm long. (2)
Provenance
Presented to the present owners grandfather, a British citizen, after serving in the Australian Army during WWII.