SPEAR THROWER / WOOMERA - Lot 23

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SPEAR THROWER / WOOMERA - Lot 23
SPEAR THROWER / WOOMERA Western Australian spear thrower made of hardwood stained with natural ochre with a carved stone fixed on the grip with spinifex (vegetable tar). The spur to hold the spears is made of wood with ligature. The thruster has been worked with stone or shell on the back and has beautiful ceremonial designs on the front. 78.7x 8cm. Provenance: Collected in a mission in the middle of the first part of the XXth century, private collection from Queensland, Boomerang gallery (Amsterdam), Peter Madden collection (Netherlands)
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