| 19thC WOOMERA
Dimensions:Height 25"
sku # A164
An early woomera, incised with zig zag lines , leaf-shape with a broader top nedt to peg bound with sinew and spinifex.
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| CLASSIC WUNDA SHIELD
Dimensions:Height 25.5", Width 6.25"...Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
sku # A98
A stunning West Australian wunda shield of ovoid form, convex front decorated with broadly incised zigzag design infilled alternatively with red ochre and white clay, the concave reverse decotrated with verticle fluting divided into five sections by horizontal bands, worn loop handle, old patina overall.
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| EARLY SLENDER ABORIGINAL WOOMERA
Dimensions: Height 29.5" Provenance: Ex Sotherbys Melbourne.
sku # A91
Spear thrower slender leaf-like form, the front decorated with linear zig zag designs surrounded by verticle striations, resin handle and peg attached at top with resin.
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| FANTASTIC WUNDA SHIELD
Dimensions: Height 27", Width 6".
Provenance: From a Private West Australian Collection
sku # A149
An early and fine wunda shield, old pigments still intact on fine linear fluting with sinew native repair at the base
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| HUNTING BOOMERANG
Dimensions: Height 28"
sku # A94
An old hunting boomerang from Western Australia, very well fluted, deep red ochre throughout with both ends exhibiting charred marks from use in fire.
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| INCISED SHORT CLUB
Dimensions:Height 12".
Provenance: Formerly from A West Australian Collection.
sku # A119
An Aboriginal short club / baton (nulla-nulla), incised with 4 bands of snake-like markings filled with surrounding dots, the base has an old hole for a cord to secure to the wrist. Spinifex base. Old deep coloration wood and patina. 19th C. Collected in Carnavon 1959.
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| LARGE WUNDA SHIELD
Dimensions: Height 36", Width 6". Provenance: Ex Lord Mcalpine Collection.
sku # A97
Carved in softwood of elongated oviod form, the front decorated with deeply fluted zig-zag design divided into three sections, infilled alternatively with bands of red and white natural earth pigments, the reverse with engraved zig-zag design divided into eight sections, wit traces of red ochre overall, loop handle.
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| LONKA-LONKA
Height 25", Width 7.5
sku # A117
This lonka- lonka is complete with it's human hair belt. Used as a public cover , usually a piece like this would be carved with interlocking design, however this piece is plain and makes a brilliant display due to it's simplicity. Sold with a custom mounted stand.
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| PAINTED WOOMERA
Dimensions:Height 35"
sku # A143
Woomera from Western Desert region of Western Australia. Snake motif with dot work painted with natural earth pigments.
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| PILBARA WUNDA SHIELD
Dimensions:Height 27.5"
sku # A153
A fantastic wunda shield from the Pilbara, West Australia. Front in 9 horizontal sections painted in red ochre and white pipeclay incised with zig zag design, reverse verticle linear incising with incised markings.
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| WESTERN DESERT BOOMERANG
Dimensions:Height 22.75"
sku # A139
A Western Desert boomerang from Wiluna District, larger top end that is similar to the Lil lil clubs found Eastern Australia. Incised throughout one side, other plain.
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