Description:

Oceania, Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fine example of the iconic wooden airfoil weapon of the native Australians. Its use was described by the explorer Francis Barrallier in 1802, when he wrote that indigenous people throw it, "making it revolve on itself, and with such a velocity that one cannot see it ... only the whizzing of it is heard." This example has a very gentle curve. Size: 22.4" W x 2" H (56.9 cm x 5.1 cm)

Provenance: private Chicago, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s

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  • Condition: Light surface wear commensurate with age.

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