Lot #3 - A Rare Spearthrower (womera)
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
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Sale Date:22 Jul 2014 ~ 6.30pm (Part 1 - Lots 1 - 198)
23 Jul 2014 ~ 2.30pm (Part 2 - Lots 199 - 331) -
Lot #:3
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Lot Description:A Rare Spearthrower (womera)
Coastal New South Wales (nineteenth century); carved wood
68.7 cm -
Provenance:Private Collection, United Kingdom; Private Collection, Melbourne
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References:For related examples from the same region see; Carol Cooper, et al., Aboriginal Australia, Australian Galleries and Directors' Council, 1981, pp. 100-101, specifically plates S103-S104, (illus.)
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Estimate:A$1,800 - 2,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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