Fine early throwing club, Victoria, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand) 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. Length 57.5 x 4 cm. Provenance: Ex Burmingham Museum collection AUS1337E Roy Frost, Mbantua Store, Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Private collection, South Australia