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Aboriginal — Artefacts - Tribal - Davidson Auctions

$16,800
Three framed Aboriginal King plates, purchased in Sydney 1985,…
$9,600
Western Australian Aboriginal shield, decorated with natural…
$6,490
Aboriginal breastplate. Brass, crescent form. Stamped: 'Tobacco…
$6,000
Six hafted spearheads. All collected in 1890, two glass from…
Auction House:
Davidson Auctions
Number of lots recorded:20
Lots with images:20
Prices available:20
Category:
Aboriginal - Artefacts
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Aboriginal shield. Curved oval form with integral handle, ochre decoration. Queensland, length 75 cm ***
*** Aboriginal dot painted didgeridoo, length 105 cm ***
*** Five Aboriginal spear tips, Tiwi Peoples, length 108 cm longest ***
*** Aboriginal hardwood Coolamon. ***
*** Aboriginal hunting boomerang. Remnants of ochre staining, length 76 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal bull Roarer. Incised hatched decoration. Length 34 cm ***
*** Aboriginal spear thrower. Well worked thin acacia, with resin set quartz cutter in handle. Length 93 cm ***
*** Silver Shield Shaped Plaque 'Sydney Sailing Club 1899-1900, presented by Messers J. Fogg & J. Talbot. Won by Jas McMurtrie, Effie.' ***
*** Aboriginal Womens digging stick and club. Fire banded hardwood with incised end. Use patina. Length 126 cm ***
*** Aboriginal, aged fish killing club, NSW. Flattened oval form, length 46 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal Ceremonial or Decorative Shield Pokerworked localities and animals to both sides. Mid late 20th century Small chips Length 80 cm ***
*** Carved mulga wood woomera and club, the woomera decorated with fine line diamond form incisions ***
*** Four various Aboriginal artefacts, including decorated club; carved mulga snake; woomera; and small serpent decorated didgeridoo. Length 110 cm (didge) ***
*** Aboriginal spear thrower. Broad acacia body with resin pommel and sinew bound peg. Length 58 cm ***
*** Aboriginal carved Acacia boomerang. Incised human footprint and animal track decoration. Provenance: collection 1972, late Professor Derek Freeman, Anthropologist, Australian National University. Length 81 cm ***
*** 2 Various Boomerangs. Inc. 1 long, & 1 with burnt abstract decoration. L 68 & 45 cm ***
*** Two Australian Aboriginal spears. One spearhead with two bound barbs shortened, the other missing spearhead. Length 214 cm and 27 cm ***
*** Aboriginal carved Acacia boomerang. Incised and ochre filled human track motif. Provenance: collection 1972, late Professor Derek Freeman, Anthropologist, Australian National University. Length 54 cm ***
*** Two Central Australian Mokoy Figures. Eastern Arnhem Land carved spirits, 1 with incised fish and animals verso. Ochre signed Height 29 cm ***
*** Ceremonial blade. Ochre and paint in geometric pattern. Length 76 cm ***