Description:

Australia, Western Desert to Central Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. 1950s CE. A hand-carved and smoothed wooden woomera, an item similar to an atlatl used in Australia. It features a smooth, relatively flat surface with an airfoil at one end. The tip of this example has been wrapped in rattan, perhaps as part of an old repair. Size: 3.2" W x 33.5" H (8.1 cm x 85.1 cm); 35.25" H (89.5 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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#135744

  • Condition: Rich patina on surface with a few tiny scratches commensurate with age. Rattan on tip may be an old repair.

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