Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 24 March 2010 | Melbourne
Lot 177
Artefacts And Carvings
Bathurst and Melville Islands
A GROUP OF FIVE TIWI THROWING CLUBS
carved hardwood, two with pointed
bulbous-headed striking section
and three with bulbous heads,
all with longitudinal fluting and
decorated with red, yellow and
white natural pigments
varying sizes
Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000 (5)
Lot sold: $3,600 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Artefacts And Carvings
Bathurst and Melville Islands
A GROUP OF FIVE TIWI THROWING CLUBS
carved hardwood, two with pointed
bulbous-headed striking section
and three with bulbous heads,
all with longitudinal fluting and
decorated with red, yellow and
white natural pigments
varying sizes
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne