Spear thrower "woomera" · Australia · ID: 3036619
sold
EUR 390
Provenance
Australian CollectionSize
L: 79 cm
L: 31.1 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, lancet-shaped flat springboard, grooved superstructure with incised rhomb-shaped pattern, a wooden plug (four cem in length) fixed by animal sinew and a blackish resin-like mass, handle with knob, slightly dam., base;
used to enhance the power and precision of the thrown spear.
The object Spear thrower “woomera” with the object ID 3036619 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 76 achieved a sales price of EUR 390.
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