Central Australian Incised Boomerang
Early incised ceremonial boomerang, Central Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Approx length 22.24 in. x 3.15 in. Provenance: Collected by Mr. Fred Cavenagh who was granted a pastoral lease to an area 100km Ne of Alice Springs in 1906, the property became known as Ambalindum station. Thence by descent. Bill Evans, Caspian gallery, Sydney. Mossgreen, fine early Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, August 18th, 2018, lot 11. Private Collection, Queensland.
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
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