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Superb fine cross hatched red, yellow & white ochre rarrk design on both sides of blade & extending along shaft. Old trade cloth & bush cord bound handle.
An old hardwood battle club used in close combat as well as in ceremonial dancing. Carved fishtail handgrip and ochre decoration to blade. Clubs like these are given clan-specific totemic names and are symbols of ancestral power.
Very large, beautiful old example in good condition.
Length: 130cm (51 inches) x Width of blade 16cm (6.5 inches)
The four main types of large Aboriginal fighting club
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Large Coopers Creek straight fighting boomerang Club Staff (fully fluted front & back). 137 cm (54 inches). US $1,800
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Auction Records of similar artefact
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A Rare Club Port Essington, Northern Territory |
A$4,560 |
Carved hardwood, natural earth pigments and resin, 137 cm long, Est: $2,500-3,500, Sotheby's Australia, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 05/06/2012, Lot No. 80 |
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Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom Private Collection, Queensland |
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