Tiwi Ceremonial Spears from Northern Territory
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Two Tiwi ceremonial spears, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory. Tiwi ceremonial spears are a special form of elaborately carved and painted spear used in ceremonial display rather than as functional weapons or implements. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Executed on Bathurst or Melville Islands, Northern Territory. Private Collection, South Australia. Sotheby's, important Aboriginal Art, 7 June 2011, lot 63. Bonhams, important Australian Art, 25 November 2013, lot 64. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. lengths 238 cm, 201 cm
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