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Artist Once Known, Tiwi Ceremonial Weapons, 0.195, natural earth pigments on wood, 44 x 6 x 6 cm

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Artist Once Known

Region: Unknown / Unspecified

Tiwi Ceremonial Weapons, 0.195

natural earth pigments on wood

44 x 6 x 6 cm

$900

Provenance: Field collected - Dorothy Bennett c.1963 Tiwi Islands, NT Lorna Mellor Collection, NSW
Artwork story: This highly effective clubs (jampurraringa) was used in combat on the Tiwi islands. They could be single, double, and multi-pronged with lethal sharp points used to hit and blind an opponent.