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Fighting club c.1900

Artwork Fighting club this artwork made of Carved wood with natural pigments and synthetic polymer paint
Accession No.
2011.131
Date Created
c.1900
Department
Indigenous Australian Art
Dimensions A
69 x 10cm
Media Category
Woodwork
Secondary Media Category
carved
Medium
Carved wood with natural pigments and synthetic polymer paint
Credit Line
Purchased 2011. Andrew and Lilian Pedersen Trust

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UNKNOWN; Fighting clubs

This group of ten fighting or throwing clubs exemplify the refined and exciting visual traditions that existed throughout Aboriginal Australia. Simple bulbous headed clubs were often used for hunting…

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