Australian Aboriginal early stone-carved wood Woomera, 19th century
$780.00 AUD
Australian Aboriginal early stonecarved wood Woomera (spear-thrower), with large resin knob to one end, the other with mount for peg, now missing, the whole with an ochre pigment finish.
19th century
Good condition with minor losses & signs of age
Possibly part of the extensive 19th century collection in the Geelong Museum, disposed of in the early 1950’s when the building was demolished; some items were sent to the Melbourne Museum, but a large number were literally thrown out, and salvaged by a young local….
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