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Tiwi ceremonial spear, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst…
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Sydney
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4-May-2022
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Tiwi ceremonial spear, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Tiwi ceremonial spears are a special form of elaborately carved and painted spear used in ceremonial display rather than as functional weapons or implements, length 249 x 4 cm. Provenance: Executed on Bathurst or Melville Islands, Northern Territory. Private collection, Sydney
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Unclassified