Lot 184
hardwood barbed spear tips decorated with striped designs in ochre and bound into short cane shafts with natural bush fibre
i) 108cm
ii) 112cm
Estimate $800 - $1,200
Gifted in the 1950s-60s to Dr Tim O'Leary, a Flying Doctor who worked in Cape York, the Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait for almost three decades from 1953 until 1980.
Thence by descent, Melbourne
Aboriginal Art & Artefacts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ5758
6:30pm - 10 October 2013
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Including:
The Estate of the Late Jim Mann, Lots 60-90
The Estate of Dr Tim O'Leary, former Flying Doctor, Lots 180-189
Sat 5 & Sun 6 Oct 10am - 5pm
Mon 7 & Tues 8 Oct by appointment
Wed 9 Oct 10am - 8pm
Thurs 10 Oct No Viewing
CONTACT
Sophie Ullin
sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au
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