A Rainforest Sword Club
A Rainforest Sword ClubEstimate $3,000 – $5,000
- Lot Sold $2,250 (Hammer Price)
- $2,700 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
NORTH EAST QUEENSLAND
carved in hardwood, resin and bush string binding
LENGTH: 142CM
Provenance:
Reputedly deaccessioned from the Kuranda Historical Museum, Queensland
Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, USA
Private collection
Cf. For similar examples see Carol Cooper, et al., Aboriginal Australia, Sydney: Australian Galleries Directors' Council, 1981, p.174, pl. N284 (illus.) and Susan M. Davis, Collected: 150 years of Aboriginal Art and Artifacts at the Macleay Museum, Sydney: Macleay Museum, 2002, p.76, pl.86 (illus.)
Please note, Goods and Services Tax is applicable on the hammer price for this lot.