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Lot 44
FINE EARLY ELEGANT BOOMERANG, DARLING RIVER REGION, NEW SOUTH WALES
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Aboriginal Art Sale
Size
Approx L86 x 5.5cm.
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Description
Fine early Elegant Boomerang, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Carved and adzed hardwood. Boomerang with characteristic fine tooling, from the Darling River region of New South Wales. With their elegant forms and beautiful light-reflecting surfaces, these were fighting weapons used by men in battles, rather than for hunting purposes.
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Indigenous Artifacts
Provenance
Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Queensland cf. Fig 88-91, Aboriginal Australia AGDC
Quantity
1
