A GROUP OF FIVE TIWI THROWING CLUBS
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Artefacts and Carvings
Bathurst and Melville Islands
A GROUP OF FIVE TIWI THROWING CLUBS
carved hardwood, two with pointed
bulbous-headed striking section
and three with bulbous heads,
all with longitudinal fluting and
decorated with red, yellow and
white natural pigments
varying sizes
Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000 (5)
Sold for $3,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 13 - 24 March 2010, Melbourne
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne