Woolley & Wallis - Furniture, Tribal Art & Carpets

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971. Two Aboriginal boomerangs, with fine textured finish, 26in (66cm) the longest. (2) £60-80 Provenance - the smaller Christie’s 26th March 1996, lot 269.

972. An Aboriginal boomerang, with allover textured decoration and red pigment, 22in (56cm) and another with rain and water symbols, 24½in (62cm) wide. (2) £250-350

973. An Aboriginal swan neck club, with incised line finish and painted inventory number 247/2, 28in (71cm) long, and two boomerangs, one with a textured finish, the other with remains of white pigment to one end, 24½in (62cm) long. (3) £40-60

974. Four Aboriginal boomerangs; one with fine line marking and glossy patina, one incised with arches and hatching, another with painted bands, 30¼in (77cm) wide, the largest. (4) £150-200

975. An Aboriginal churinga, incised panels of squares, with red pigment, one end pierced, 23¼in (59cm) long and a paddle shape churinga, with diaper panels finely incised the symbols, the reverse with textured finish, inventory number A.P.016., 8in (20cm) long. (2) £200-300

976. An Aboriginal message stick, with linked circle and dotted line symbols (waterholes and rain), 15½in (39.4cm) long and another message stick, with spiral bands, 12½in (31.8cm) long. (2) £150-180

977. An Aboriginal club, with incised line decoration and notched band to the handle, 25¾in (65.4cm) long and an Aboriginal digging stick, decorated notched symbols, 27in (68.5cm) long. (2) £40-60

978. An Aboriginal churinga, one side carved with various symbols the reverse with a crocodile, 21¼in (54cm) long. £200-300

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