1930s Aboriginal Boomerang La Perouse Sydney Tom Foster
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:34652 | Material: Wood |
Product Type: Boomerangs | Original/Reproduction: Original |
Era: 1930s | Originating Region: Australia |
MARKED LA PEROUSE AND DATED 30/12/1939
THERE IS OTHER WRITING ON THE BOOMERANG BUT IT IS ...TOO FAINT TO DECIPHER.
BASED ON THE ARTWORK AND STYLE I BELIEVE THIS BOOMERANG WAS MADE BY TOM (TOMMIE) FOSTER.
OTHER EXAMPLES OF THE ARTWORK ON HIS BOOMERANGS SHOWN ONLINE ARE NEAR IDENTICAL AND ALSO FEATURE THE EMU AND KANGAROO LOOKING BACKWARDS.FROM TIP TO TIP THE BOOMERANG MEASURES 38CM.
THE BOOMERANG HAS SOME ROUGHNESS TO THE ENDS AND A SMALL CRACK ALONG THE WOOD GRAIN NEAR THE FOOT OF THE KANGAROO.
THE SIDE WITH THE POSSUM SHOWS EVIDENCE OF REPAIR, THIS WAS MOST LIKELY ALSO TO STABILISE CRACKING IN THE WOOD GRAIN.
IT IS NOTICIBLE ONLY ON VERY CLOSE INSPECTION AND DOES NOT DETRACT IN ANY WAY FROM THE VISUAL APPEAL OF THE BOOMERANG.
ANOTHER NAME IS ALSO WRITTEN IN GREEN TO THE REAR.
THE "HAND" STAND IN FIRST PICTURE IS FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR SALE WITH THIS ITEM.
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