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Important Aboriginal Tribal Art — Vickers & Hoad Auctioneers

Auction House:Vickers & Hoad AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:140
Sale Title:Important Aboriginal Tribal ArtLots with images:140
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:81
Date:10-Sep-2022
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Fine early incised parrying shield, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of bi-convex section and elongated triangular profile, solid cut handle, decorated with panels of incised cross-hatching motifs, old dark shiny patina. Approx length 77 x 12 cm. Provenance: Neil McLeod, Melbourne, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia. D'Lan Davidson, Item 04, Reverence, Sydney contemporary 2018.
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Fine early incised narrow shield, South East Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Carved in hardwood of lozenge section, the front intricately engraved with zig-zag and meandering linear motifs, the reverse undecorated with deep-cut lug handle, old dark patina. Approx length 90 x 13 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Sydney. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early parrying shield, Darling River, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood. Carved in hardwood, the entire surface replete with fine adzed markings, reverse with square cut lug handle, inscribed with collection numbers H509 and 130, old dark shiny patina. Approx length 70.5 x 7 cm. Provenance: Dr Gerald Holt collection H509. Robert Croll, Melbourne, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early spear thrower (woomera), Gulf of Carpentaria, North East Queensland. Carved hardwood and spinifex resin. Of elongated flattened and slender form, wooden peg attached with resin, old dark patina. Approx length 89 x 4 cm. Provenance: Dr Gerald Holt collection H625. Private Collection, Queensland.
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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. Approx length 82 x 5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Fine early bulbous headed club, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood. Club with biconical head, probably from the Darling River region. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Approx length 52.5 x 8 cm Provenance: Leo Laden, Perth. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Superb early incised elongated bulbous club, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 50 x 6 cm. Provenance: Collected by Louis Kurtze Kurtzes Museum, Portland, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early bulbous headed club, Gippsland, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Club with bi-cornual head, probably from the Gippsland region. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Approx length 59.5 x 8.5 cm. Provenance: Collected by Reverend George Cox church of England Whilst at Mirboo North Victoria and Port Albert Victoria 1920's. John sharp, Hamilton, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early bulbous club, Murray River Region, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood. Club with biconical head, probably from the Murray River region. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Approx length 65 x 8 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Sydney. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early elongated bulbous club, Lake Tyers, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Wooden club, tapered to a handle which is cone shaped and incised with cross hatching and an elongated flattened bulb head with incised geometric patterns, old dark shiny patina. Approx length 61 x 7 cm. Provenance: Mr Parks, Warrnambool, Victoria private Collection, South Australia.
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Superb early incised parrying shield, lower Murray River Region, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Early nineteenth century. Parrying shield of bi-convex section and elongated triangular profile, with solid cut handle, showing beautifully carved sections of chevron and linear motifs emphasised by the surrounding smooth surface, terminating with undecorated bosses on the upper and lower face. Approx length 90 x 11.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Wallis…
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Early incised parrying shield, Murrumbidgee / Lachlan River Region, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of slender elongated form, tapering at either end, a pierced lug handle at the back, with deeply incised geometric designs on the front. Approx length 73 x 9 cm. Provenance: Collected circa 1910 fine tribal Art and Aboriginal paintings, Sotheby's, Sydney, 4 December 1994, lot 589. Private Collection, South Australia. D'Lan Davidson, Item 13, significant 31 May - 16 June 2018.
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Superb fine early La Grange shield, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. La Grange bay shields have the incised interlocking key designs only on one side being the back of the shield and the front is either undecorated or has vertical striations. Approx length 70 x 10.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Early large Wunda shield, Western Australia. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. Of elongated ovoid form, the front with deeply engraved broad bands divided into three sections to form a zig-zag motif, infilled alternately with red and white pigment, the reverse similarly engraved, divided into eight bands and decorated in red pigment, with raised loop handle. Approx length 95 x 17.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Superb Wunda shield, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. This wunda shield is elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with fluted linear designs divided into three sections to form a zig-zag motif infilled alternately with red and black earth pigments, the reverse with fine fluted linear engraving and raised loop handle. Approx length 72.5 x 16.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Superb fine early nail-headed fighting club, North-East Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood with nails. The bulbous striking section embedded with numerous old nails, the fluted shaft of circular section tapering to a notched grip, old glossy patina. Approx length 66 x 5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early large pineapple-headed club, North-East Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Pineapple-headed club with raised striking section on the bulbous head tapering to points at both ends, with notched grip, old shiny patina. Approx length 70 x 7 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Early bulbous headed fighting club, Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Decorated with finely fluting striations running lengthwise and old dark patina overall. Approx length 70 x 8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Early incised bulbous club, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. The curving shaft of circular section terminating in bulbous head at the distal end, with conical section at the proximal end encircled with incised geometric designs and motifs, old glossy patina. Approx length 66 x 6.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early throwing club, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. The curving shaft of circular section terminating in bulbous head at the distal ends. With conical section at the proximal end encircled with engraved ridges and pecked markings for gripping, old glossy patina. Approx length 72 x 4.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Fine large narrow shield, Yalata, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. With convex front and triangular section, the front decorated with incised linear lozenge motifs separated by an incised cross band at the centre, the reverse undecorated with deep-cut lug handle, old glossy patina overall. Approx length 84 x 13 cm. Provenance: Estate Clearance centre, Melbourne, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Broad shield, Western District, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood with cane handle. Approx length 43 x 14 cm. Provenance: Collected 1920's. Jack Byham, Cobram, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Large narrow shield, Southeast Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Carved in hardwood of lozenge section, the front decorated with incised geometric traditional motifs, the reverse undecorated with cut lug handle of oval section. Approx length 99 x 12 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Queensland.
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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. Approx length 8.5 x 5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early large boomerang club, Coopers creek Region, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Decorated with finely fluted surface back and front with old encrusted patina. Approx length 101 x 7 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Large fighting boomerang club, Lake Eyre Region, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Fluted surface back and front and rubbed all over with red ochre. Approx length 98.5 x 5.5 cm. Provenance: Dr Gerald Holt collection H449. Warren Anderson collection. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early fighting boomerang, South East Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of crescent form, the ribbed surface replete with fine elongated striations, and dark glossy patina. Approx length 69 x 6 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Large early engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of convex section with clipped ends, the front incised with linear striations and linked ovoid designs, old patina overall. Approx length 86.5 x 6.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of convex section, the face with linear, criss-crossed and linked diamond patterns, the reverse bearing fine engraved lines, old patina overall. Approx length 59 x 5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of convex section, the face with linear, criss-crossed and linked diamond patterns, the reverse bearing fine engraved lines, old dark shiny patina. Approx length 62 x 5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early coolamon, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. The exterior with broad linear adze markings, the bowl incised with fine broad striations, old dark patina. Approx length 40.5 x 17.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Large early coolamon, Western Australia. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. With convex front with finely engraved linear design, the reverse roughly adzed surface and reddish patina. Approx length 84 x 21.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Lil Lil club, Murray River Region Western District, Victoria. Carved hardwood. Approx length 76 x 17 cm. Provenance: Collected by Louis Kurtze Kurtzes Museum, Portland, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Rare incised hooked boomerang, Coopers creek, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Approx length 68 x 27 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine hooked boomerang, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Hooked boomerangs typical of the desert. They were used with advantage in fighting, as the hook caught on the edge of the shields, causing the boomerang to swing around behind it. These were finely fluted on their upper surfaces with reverse adzed markings and rubbed with red ochre. Extra decoration was added to the head only. Approx length 72 x 20 cm. Provenance: Adelaide antique Auctions, Adelaide…
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Superb rare fishtail fighting club, Port Essington, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory. Carved hardwood, natural earth pigments and bush string. Cf. Davies, S., collected: 150 years of Aboriginal Art and artifacts at the Macleay Museum, the University of Sydney, Sydney 2002, p.23, pl.12 for three similar clubs collected in the Port Essington area before 1878. This club compares favourably with those collected at Port Essington pre-1878 and now in the Macleay Museum. The Macleay's catalogue States that…
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Fine Tiwi ceremonial spear, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Tiwi ceremonial spears are a special form of elaborately carved and painted spear used in ceremonial display rather than as functional weapons or implements. Approx length 121 x 9 cm. Provenance: Executed on Bathurst or Melville Islands, Northern Territory. Private Collection, Queensland. Menzies Art Brands, Aboriginal Art, 14 November 2007, Sydney, lot 168. Primitive…
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Early fine ceremonial boomerang, Broome Rrgion, north Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Of plano-convex section, the entire surface repleat with fine stone cut adzed markings and decorated with broad bands of black and white natural earth pigments. Approx length 57.5 x 6 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Early Tiwi throwing club, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. With longitudinal fluted design with ochre decoration on bulbous head, old patina. Approx length 43 x 4.5 cm. Provenance: Ex Mc Alpine collection No.152. Purely Australian, Perth, Western Australia. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early Tiwi throwing club, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. With longitudinal fluted design with ochre decoration on bulbous head, old patina. Approx length 43.5 x 4 cm. Provenance: Kittleys auction, Ballarat, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early Tiwi throwing club, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. With longitudinal fluted design with ochre decoration on bulbous head, old patina. Approx length 45 x 4.5 cm. Provenance: Adelaide auction, Adelaide. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Superb early carved whip handle, Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood with nails. Approx length 42 x 3.5 cm. Provenance: possibly Barambah/Cherbourg mission (QLD). Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Early fine engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of convex section, the face engraved with varying traditional motifs, old patina overall. Approx length 70 x 6.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 62.5 x 5.5 cm. Of convex section, the face engraved with varying traditional motifs, old patina overall. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri 1926-1998, women from Putji-Die at Ngutjulwga 1979. Synthetic polymer paint on board Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri (b.c.1926 at Marnpi southeast of Kintore, Northern Territory 1998), was one of the most important painters to emerge from the Western Desert. From the Pintupi language group, Mick Namarari was one of the foundation artists of the movement that emerged in Papunya Tula. White school teacher Geoffrey Bardon considered him one of eight artists whose efforts at the…
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Superb rare collection of Aboriginal stone implements, New South Wales. Carved stone. Approx lengths 2.5 cm to 5.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Kimberley spear point, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Pressure-flaked ceramic/porcelain. Kimberley points were primarily used as hunting implements, prestige items for exchange, and May also have been integrated into secret-sacred ceremonial contexts. Some of the more recent examples were made not only out of fine-grained stone, but also ceramic and glass. Unlike their older stone versions, the glass points had the potential to break off in the body of a hunted animal, causing haemorrhaging and, as a…
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Kimberley spear point, Moola Bulla station, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Pressure-flaked glass. Approx length 13 x 3 cm. Provenance: Ex collection Lindsay black (1886-1959) Ex collection Black's Museum, Mt. Gambier, South Australia label reading glass spear head, from 'Moola Bulla' station. N.W.A. Collected 1909. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Kimberley spear point, mount house, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Pressure-flaked ceramic/porcelain. Approx length 14.5 x 2.5 cm. Provenance: Collected 1971, mount house, Kimberleys. Roger Dundas, Portland, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Kimberley spear point, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Pressure-flaked glass. Approx length 14.5 x 4 cm. Provenance: Collected Gilby the Policeman Hatches creek 1946-1947. Jeff Fischer, Adelaide. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Rare early engraved stone, Queensland. Carved and engraved stone. Approx length 11 x 9.5 cm. Provenance: Collected at Bang Bang station, Normanton Queensland. Catalogue number A.1237. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Fine pearl shell pendant, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, carved and engraved pearl shell, in-filled with red ochre. These beautiful Kimberley pearl shell pendants are usually incised with intricate patterns on their convex surface. The patterns represent mythological themes associated with rain. The pendants are highly valued as objects of exchange and are traded many hundreds of miles from the Kimberleys into Central Australia. Approx 16.5 x 12 cm. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson collection B77, New…
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Pearlshell pendant, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Carved and engraved pearl shell, in-filled with red ochre. These beautiful Kimberley pearl shell pendants are usually incised with intricate patterns on their convex surface. The patterns represent mythological themes associated with rain. The pendants are highly valued as objects of exchange and are traded many hundreds of miles from the Kimberleys into Central Australia. Approx length 19 x 13.5 cm. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson collection A47, New…
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Early Pearlshell pendant, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Carved and engraved pearl shell, in-filled with red ochre. Of leaf-like form, pierced at top with incised traditional motifs. Approx length 19 x 3.5 cm. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson collection A67, New South Wales. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Early Pointing stick & incised bullroarer, Central Australia. Carved and engraved wood, spinifex resin and natural pigments. Approx lengths 29 cm, 18 cm. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson collection A35, New South Wales. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Early fine incised message stick, Central Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Approx length 21 x 2.5 cm. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson collection B87, New South Wales. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Early fine incised bullroarer, Kimberley, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. The bullroarer is a primitive instrument used at initiation and other ceremonies. It is an oblong section of wood, attached to a length of cord through a hole at one end. When swung rapidly through the air it produces a peculiar humming sound or a pulsating low-pitched roar. Approx length 38 x 5.5 cm. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson collection A22, New South Wales. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Aboriginal hair adornment, Broome Region, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Hairpin is superbly carved with hypnotic La Grange style carving. Approx length 38.5 x 4.5 cm. Provenance: McCanns auction, Melbourne, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Aboriginal hair adornment, Kimberley, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Hairpin is superbly carved with hypnotic la grange style carving. Approx length 44 x 4 cm. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson collection A2, New South Wales. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Incised bullroarer, Broome Region, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Bullroarer is superbly carved with hypnotic la grange style carving. Approx length 42.5 x 6 cm. Provenance: Neville Dalton, Adelaide, South Australia. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early incised ceremonial boomerang, Central Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Approx length 56.5 x 8 cm. Provenance: Collected by Mr. Fred Cavenagh who was granted a pastoral lease to an area 100km Ne of Alice Springs in 1906, the property became known as Ambalindum station. Thence by descent. Bill Evans, Caspian gallery, Sydney. Mossgreen, fine early Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, August 18th, 2018, lot 11. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine incised ceremonial boomerang, Western Desert/Central Australia carved and engraved hardwood. Of unusual form with a slight re-curve in the proximal arm, decorated with incised traditional motif designs. Approx length 83 x 7 cm. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson collection A20, New South Wales. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Fine incised ceremonial boomerang, Western Desert/Central Australia.Carved and engraved hardwood. Of unusual form with a slight re-curve in the proximal arm, decorated with incised traditional motif designs. Approx length 81 x 7.5m. Provenance: Ex Frank slip collection Ca/IB1, New South Wales. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Rare ceremonial post (Walgaroo), Kimberley, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood, European paint and natural pigment. Walgaroo or ceremonial post is kept with a singing stick. Approx length 48.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland. Cf. Page 58, Aboriginal artefacts Tom McCourt.
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Large Wunda shield, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. This wunda shield is elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with fluted linear designs divided into five sections to form a zig-zag motif infilled alternately with red and white earth pigments, and black pigment borders, the reverse with fine fluted linear engraving and raised loop handle. Approx length 86.5 x 17 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Early massive pineapple-headed club, North-East Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Pineapple-headed club with raised striking section on the bulbous head tapering to points at both ends, with notched grip, old shiny patina. Approx length 80 x 9 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early large nail-headed fighting club, North-East Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood with nails. The bulbous striking section embedded with numerous old nails, the adzed shaft of circular section tapering to a notched grip, old glossy patina. Approx length 64 x 6.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Small Rainforest sword club, Northeast Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Elongated ovoid form, small cut handle of oval section, old shiny patina. Approx length 71.5 x 10 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Early bulbous club, Murray River Region, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood. Club with biconical head, probably from the Murray River region. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Approx length 64.5 x 8.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United States. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early incised bulbous club, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. This is an unusual specimen, with shaft and head adorned with finely incised geometric designs and motifs. The conical section at the proximal end encircled with engraved ridges and pecked markings for gripping, old glossy patina. Approx length 62 x 4.5 cm. Provenance: Michael Graham Stewart, London. The Leicester Galleries, London. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Early bulbous head club, South East Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. The straight shaft of circular section that terminates in a finely adzed thick bi-conial distal end, old patina. Approx length 60 x 8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. G.Husband Collection private Collection, Queensland.
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Rare early club, South East coastal New South Wales. Carved hardwood. Approx length 52 x 11.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Early bulbous headed, lower Murray River, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 60.5 x 5.5 cm. Provenance: Collected 1900 Encounter bay lower Murray River. Megaw & Hogg, Adelaide, South Australia. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Rare fighting club, South East Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 74.5 x 7 cm. Provenance: small & Whitfield, Adelaide, South Australia. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Rare massive incised elongated bulbous club, Gippsland, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 74.5 x 14 cm. Provenance: Collected by Reverend George Cox church of England Whilst at Mirboo North Victoria and Port Albert Victoria 1920's. John sharp, Hamilton, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Fine incised ceremonial pole club, Western Desert/Central Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 58 x 4.5 cm. Provenance: Adelaide Antique Auctions, Adelaide. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Large narrow shield, Southeast Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Carved in hardwood of lozenge section, the front decorated with incised geometric traditional motifs, the reverse undecorated with cut lug handle of oval section. Approx length 90 x 11 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United States. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early shield, Central Australia, Northern Territory. Carved beanwood and natural pigments. An oval shield made from a single piece of softwood (red bean tree) with rounded ends. The entire surface has longitudinal fluting of parallel lines and is coated with red ochre on both surfaces. The handle is cut out of the reverse side. Approx length 70.5 x 19 cm. Provenance: Ex Leo Fleischmann collection Lf/F39, Sydney. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Early shield with fire tool markings, central Desert Region, Northern Territory. Carved beanwood and natural pigments. Shield of softwood, oval in form with rounded ends and a handle carved from solid form level with surface. It has inwardly curving surfaces. There is continuous incised fluting on both surfaces. Approx length 60 x 21 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Fine early hooked boomerangs, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Of plano-convex section, decorated with fine fluted designs on the front and adze markings on the reverse, old pigmented patina. Approx length 75.5 x 23 cm. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson collection A17, New South Wales. Private Collection, New South Wales.
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Fine early hooked boomerangs, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Of plano-convex section, decorated with fine fluted designs on the front and adze markings on the reverse, old pigmented patina. Approx length 72 x 25 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Large hooked boomerangs, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Of plano-convex section, decorated with fine fluted designs on the front and adze markings on the reverse, pigmented patina. Approx length 78 x 34 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, South Australia.
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Incised spear thrower (woomera), Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and spinifex resin. Of leaf like form, the front with finely incised interlocking key designs, the reverse with fine adze marking, wooden peg attached. Approx length 69 x 11 cm. Provenance: Bob white, Druen, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Unusual spear thrower (woomera), Western Australia. Carved hardwood and spinifex resin. Of dagger-like form, the front and reverse with fine adze marking, wooden peg attached, old dark patina. Approx length 85 x 10.5 cm. Provenance: Lester Hewitt, Creative native, Perth, Western Australia. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Unusual early spear thrower (woomera), Central Australia, Northern Territory. Carved hardwood, stone, spinifex resin and natural pigments. Elongated form of concave section, stone peg attached with spinifex resin, the handle of spinifex resin, with embedded stone cutting tool. Approx length 95.5 x 5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Cape York Peninsula bi-valve spear thrower (woomera), Northern Queensland. Carved hardwood, shell, and spinifex resin. The body of leaf-like form with right angle peg and shell handle attached with natural resins, old shiny patina. Approx length 72 x 8.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Incised spear thrower (woomera), Lake Tyers area, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Elongated blade of plano-convex section decorated on both surfaces with incised traditional motifs, tapering to form an elongated handle of circular section. Approx length 79.5 x 4.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early incised club, South East Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 79 x 3.5 cm. Provenance: Jeff Fischer, Adelaide. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early large throwing club, Gippsland, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. The curving shaft of circular section terminating in bulbous head at the distal ends. With conical section at the proximal end encircled with engraved ridges and pecked markings for gripping, old glossy patina. Approx length 71 x 6 cm. Provenance: Collected by Reverend George Cox Church of England Whilst at Mirboo North Victoria and Port Albert Victoria 1920's. John sharp, Hamilton, Victoria. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early bulbous headed club, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. The curving shaft of circular section terminating in bulbous head at the distal end, with conical section at the proximal end encircled with engraved ridges and incised designs for gripping, old glossy patina. Approx length 62 x 7 cm. Provenance: Ruth Pearce, Murrayville. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Unusual rare early boomerang, Victoria. Carved and adzed hardwood. Of plano-convex section with one straight arm and one with a concave twist, old shinny patina. Approx length 54 x 6 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Queensland.
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Unusual rare early boomerang, Victoria. Carved and adzed hardwood. Of bi-convex section with one straight arm and one with a concave twist, old patina. Approx length 52 x 5.5 cm. Provenance: Adelaide antique Auctions, Adelaide. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Unusual rare early boomerang, Victoria. Carved and adzed hardwood. Of bi-convex section with one straight arm and one with a concave twist, old patina. Approx length 58 x 6 cm. Provenance: bill Evans, Caspian gallery, Sydney. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Unusual rare early boomerang, Victoria. Carved and adzed hardwood. Of bi-convex section with one straight arm and one with a concave twist, old patina. Approx length 53.5 x 5.5 cm. Provenance: Adelaide antique Auctions, Adelaide. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Fine Kimberley boomerang, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Of broad flat form, surface decorated with finely incised fluting on both sides and rubbed with red ochre. Approx length 61 x 9 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fine early incised club, Lake Eyre basin, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 74 x 4 cm. Provenance: Ex Schinkfield collection Adelaide auction, Adelaide. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early sword club, Port Essington, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory. Carved hardwood with natural pigments. Of paddle-like form, handle of oval section, with traces of black pigment design, dark glossy patina overall. Approx length 109 x 6.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Fighting club, Lake Tyers area, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 73 x 3.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, South Australia.
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Fine early throwing club, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. The curving shaft of circular section terminating in bulbous head at the distal ends. With conical section at the proximal end encircled with engraved ridges and pecked markings for gripping, old glossy patina. Approx length 59 x 5 cm. Provenance: Angela Saussehrd, Queensland. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Early bulbous headed club, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. The curving shaft of circular section terminating in bulbous head at the distal end, with conical section at the proximal end encircled with engraved ridges and incised designs for gripping, old glossy patina. Approx length 59.5 x 5 cm. Provenance: Ex collection Lindsay Black (1886-1959). Ex collection Black's Museum, Mt. Gambier, South Australia. Private Collection, South Australia.
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