Albert Namatjira
(1902 - 1959)
BOOMERANG, c.1938
engraved and blackened hardwood
52.0 cm length
signed lower centre: ALBERT NAMATJIRA
inscribed verso: ABORIGINAL HANDICRAFT /HERMANNSBURG / CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Estimate:
$1,000 - $1,500
Sold:
$2,400 (inc. BP)
lot details
Albert Namatjira (1902 - 1959)
BOOMERANG, c.1938
engraved and blackened hardwood
52.0 cm length
signed lower centre: ALBERT NAMATJIRA
inscribed verso: ABORIGINAL HANDICRAFT /HERMANNSBURG / CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
inscribed verso: ABORIGINAL HANDICRAFT /HERMANNSBURG / CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne