Lot #101 - A Fine Early Boomerang, 1930s
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art Auction
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Sale Date:04 Apr 2012 ~ 7pm
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Lot #:101
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Lot Description:A Fine Early Boomerang, 1930s
carved wood with fine adze markings, the reverse decorated with traditional incised designs infilled with red ochre
66.0 cm length -
Artist:Kimberley Region, Western Australia
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Provenance:Collection of John Atherton, Queensland; Thence by descent; Private collection, Brisbane
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Notes:John Atherton (1837 - 1913) was an early pioneer in north Queensland who settled the Atherton Tableland near Mareeba and the area around Rockhampton in the 1870s
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Estimate:A$700 - 900
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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