ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND ARTEFACTS
Wednesday, 27 March - Monday, 8 April 2024
Two old Aboriginal artefacts,
Lot Details
a woomera (spear thrower) the grip possibility later reduced, the throwing point lashed and covered with black beeswax? L.755mm. The blackwood boomerang with later wall fittings to the reverse. L.750mm.
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