(WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
85
A SPEARTHROWER AND A BOOMERANG
(WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
carved and shaped wood, the handle of the spearthrower encrusted with spinifex resin, the wooden peg at the top attached with natural fibres and the front decorated with intricate zig-zag designs; the convex face of the boomerang replete with fine adze markings
64.5 cm and 57.0 cm height
Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,200 (2)
Sold for $1,440 (inc. BP) in Auction 28 - 27 March 2013, Melbourne
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne