Three spearthrowers, before 1914 · Australia · ID: 3043098
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Heinrich Füllbeck, Munich, GermanySize
L: 89 cm - 90 cm
L: 35.0 inch - 35.4 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, each lanceolate and lense-shaped in cross-section, wooden thorn fixed by resin, remains of cord and fabric, slightly dam., missing parts.
Spear throwers were used as a lever to project spears with great force. It increased the range and speed of the spear.
The object Three spearthrowers, before 1914 with the object ID 3043098 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 43 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Cooper, Carol, Aboriginal Australia, Sydney 1981, p. 175, N 290