Lot #95 - A Pair Of Rare Clubs, Early 20th Century
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Aboriginal Art
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Sale Date:26 Nov 2014 ~ 7pm
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Lot #:95
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Lot Description:A Pair Of Rare Clubs, Early 20th Century
(South East Australia)
carved and incised hardwood, each with blade-like biconvex distal ends decorated with engraved designs on both sides, the shafts of circular section terminating in a bulbous pointed base. One blade is decorated with three figures, a lizard, an emu, and a
69.0 cm and 62.5 cm length -
Provenance:Private collection, United Kingdom; Sotheby’s, Sydney, 20 October 2008, lot 3; Private collection, Sydney
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Notes:For a similar club, see Cooper, C., et al., Aboriginal Australia, Australian Gallery Directors’ Council, Sydney, 1981, p. 95, pl. S71, described as: ‘An unusual form of club of which very few specimens survive. One similar example from the Australian Museum is provenanced to the Paroo River in far north western New South Wales, and it is probable that this is where this specimen originated. Its collector, K.H. Bennett, obtained it from Aborigines living along the Lachlan River and noted that here it was used as a ‘Badge of Office’, rather than a club. It would seem that this piece was traded down the Darling River, gaining in value as it travelled.’
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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