EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL WOOMERA SPEAR THROWER 9035
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:49983365 |
An early 20th century Australian Aboriginal woomera wooden spear-thrower, typical form and shape, 24 inches long and with incised decoration of a snake and a crocodile, the throwing end of a gum substance. #9035leProvenance: Count Werner D. Schack (1922-2004), whose family resided at the Schackenborg Castle in Southern Jutland from the mid 17th century until 1978. Count Werner D. Schack was very interested in primitive weapons from the South Seas, and the collecti...on was built during the years following World War II until the mid sixties. He was monitoring the international markets closely, and the clubs were primarily acquired at British auctions, and from the antique dealer Frederick North, who ran a business in London specialising in ethnographic objects. Furthermore, the count was a regular customer at the now-defunct Etnografica, run by Mr. Laurits Sunde in the heart of Copenhagen, from where he enriched his collection. Count Werner D. Schacks collection of clubs is one of the most complete and interesting, privately owned, collections ever seen in Scandinavia. Up until now, the collection has been family-owned.Previously on sale at $199, will revert back to this price after the auction
