Lot #6 - A Large and Impressive Boomerang Club
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
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Sale Date:21 Jul 2015 ~ 6.30pm
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Lot #:6
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Lot Description:A Large and Impressive Boomerang Club
Lake Eyre Region, South Australia (nineteenth century)
carved hardwood
135 cm high -
Provenance:Private Collection, United Kingdom (reputedly involved with the Tyrells Museum, Sydney 1929); Private Collection, United States of America; East Australian Trading Consolidated Auction, Guy Earl Smith, Sydney, 29 March 2003, lot 276; Private Collection, Sydney (acquired from the above)
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Notes:This boomerang club is impressive not only in its monumental scale but in its exceptionally fine linear incised decoration. It is amongst the finest to show on the secondary market.
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Estimate:A$7,000 - 10,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.





