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Aboriginal spear thrower / Woomera - Australia
Hardwood stained with natural ochre. The spear-holding lugs are made of bound wood and partly covered with spinifex (vegetable tar). The outer face of the thruster is stone-engraved with traditional motifs over the entire surface.
Provenance former Peter Maden collection
REGION: Australia
MATERIAL: Wood
TIME : First half of the 20th century
DIMENSION : 75 x 9,5 cm
(Plinth)
Inventory number : OC004
Ref: BMVSCHWKSW