Lot #9015 - A Pair of 19th Century Aboriginal Spear Throwers, Port Essendon, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | Tribal & Oceanic Art
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Sale Date:17 Oct 2022 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:9015
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Lot Description:A Pair of 19th Century Aboriginal Spear Throwers, Port Essendon, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory
one painted example decorated with a crocodile and other figures, the other with spinifex gum resin binding to notch peg. Old collection labels attached which inaccurately locate Port Essendon near Melbourne.
8 x 46 cm & 9 x 49 cm -
Provenance:Collection of Mr A Elliot, Beccles, Suffolk, UK; Tost & Rohu's, Martin Place, Sydney, before 1928
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Estimate:A$800 - 1,200
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Realised Price:$0.00
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Category:Tribal
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