Unknown Artist
1930s
carved wood with fine adze markings, the reverse decorated with traditional incised designs infilled with red ochre
66.0 cm length
Estimate:
$700 - $900
Sold:
$1,080 (inc. BP)
lot details
1930s
carved wood with fine adze markings, the reverse decorated with traditional incised designs infilled with red ochre
66.0 cm length
Provenance
Collection of John Atherton, Queensland
Thence by descent
Private collection, Brisbane
John Atherton (1837 – 1913) was an early pioneer in north Queensland who settled the Atherton Tableland near Mareeba and the area around Rockhampton in the 1870s. He assembled a collection of weapons and tools from these regions and across Australia and the pacific. The collection was passed to his son, Ernest Albert Atherton, who continued the legacy throughout Queensland and central Australia as Minister for Mines.