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A Boomerang Club, South Australia
Shaped and incised hardwood, 98.5 cm length
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An Early Shield, Early to Mid 20th Century, (North West Australia)
Carved and incised hardwood, elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with bands of alternating diagonal designs, the reverse with engraved designs and deep cut lug handle, evidence of use, 78 cm length
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A Group of Five Tasmanian, shell Necklaces
Maireener and trochus shells
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A Group of Five Tasmanian, shell Necklaces
Maireener and trochus shells
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A Broad Shield, (Darling River, New South Wales), 19th Century
Carved and incised hardwood in-filled with natural pigments with attached handle, 92 cm length
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A Boomerang and Throwing Club (South East Australia), 19th Century
Carved and incised hardwood, old shiny patina, 77 cm and 68 cm length
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Parrying Shield, (South East Australia) 19th Century
Carved and incised hardwood, infilled with natural pigments, lug handle, 74 cm length
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A Large Shield, Central Desert, Late 1960s
Natural earth pigments and down feathers on carved and engraved wood, height: 82.5 cm
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A Shield, New South Wales
Carved and engraved hardwood, height: 63.5 cm
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A Fishing Boomerang, Western Australia
Carved and engraved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. 117H, length: 63 cm
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A Boomerang, South Western Australia
Carved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. H179, length: 54 cm
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A Transitional Shield, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Carved and engraved hardwood, height: 64.5 cm
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A Transitional Parrying Shield, Darling River, New South Wales
Carved hardwood, height: 60 cm
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A Boomerang, South Western Queensland or Far Western New South Wales
Natural earth pigments on carved and engraved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. H204, length: 71 cm
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A Boomerang, South Western Queensland or Far Western New South Wales
Natural earth pigments on carved and engraved hardwood, length: 72.5 cm
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A Boomerang, Lake Eyre Basin Region
Natural earth pigments on carved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. H9, length: 80 cm
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A Large Fighting Boomerang, Queensland
Carved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. H81, length: 97 cm
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An Early, Large Rainforest Sword Club, North East Queensland
Carved hardwood and spinifex resin, height: 152 cm
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An Early, Large Rainforest Sword Club, North East Queensland
Carved hardwood and spinifex resin, height: 150.5 cm
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An Impressive Jawun (Bicornual Basket), Queensland, 19th Century
Twined and woven lawyer cane, width: 46 cm
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A Parrying Shield, South Eastern Australia
Carved and engraved hardwood, height: 71 cm
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A Lake Eyre Basin Shield
Carved wood, 70 cm length
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A Large Wunda Shield, Western Australia
Natural earth pigments on carved and engraved hardwood, height: 83 cm
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A Large Spearthrower, Western Australia
Spinifex resin, carved and engraved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection catalogue number H636, height: 80.5 cm
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A West Australian Parrying Shield c. 1940s
Carved wood, 43 cm (length).
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An Aboriginal Carved Snake c. 1930s
Carved wood, 87 cm length
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A Victoria (East Australia) Club
Carved wood, length 72 cm
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An Adzed Cut Boomerang, 19th Century
Carved wood, length 51 cm
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A Wunda Shield, Early to Mid 20th Century
Carved wood, length 65.5 cm
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An Adzed Carved Woomera
Carved wood, length 77.5 cm
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A Transitional Coolamon
Carved wood, length 48 cm
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A Collection of Four Kimberley Region Artefacts, Early to Mid 20th Century
Carved wood, lengths: 40 cm-63 cm
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A Collection of Aboriginal Stone Implements
Stone, axe Head Widths: 11.5 cm & 13 cm
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A Queensland, Bivalve Shell Woomera, 19th Century
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A Pilbara Region Wunda Shield, Decorated with Earth Pigment
Carved wood, length 80 cm; Width 12 cm
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A Western Australian Woomera, Early to Mid 20th Century
Carved wood, length 86.5 cm
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A Bean Wood Shield, 19th Century
Carved wood, painted earth pigment, length 72.5 cm; Width 21.5 cm
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A Queensland, Pineapple Headed Club, with Custom Stand, Late 19th Century
Carved wood, length 79 cm
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A Western Australian, Narrow Shape Woomera, with Custom Stand, Mid to Late 19th Century
Carved wood, length 65.5 cm
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A Queensland Nail Club, with Custom Stand, Late 19th Century
Carved wood, length 67 cm
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A Central NSW, Darling River Boomerang, with Custom Stand, Early 20th Century
Carved wood, length 66 cm
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Painted Woomera
Carved wood, length 61 cm
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Hardwood Woomera, Mid 20th Century
Carved wood, length 82 cm
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A Warburton Range Paddle Club, Early to Mid 20th Century
Carved wood, length 73.5 cm
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A Pilbara Region Shield, Mid 20th Century
Carved wood, length 86.5 cm; Width 13.5 cm
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Carved Totem and Bird Sculpture, Circa 1980's
Earth pigments and binder, height 91.5 cm
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Hardwood Decorated Didgeridoo
Earth pigments and binder, ?? cm
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A Kimberley Region, Riji Jakoli, Pearl Shell Pendant, with Custom Stand, Mid 20th Century
Shell, height 14 cm; Width 11 cm
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A Queensland Bulbous, Tapered Head Club, with Custom Stand, Late 19th Century, With Fluted Line Decoration
Carved wood, length 66.5 cm
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Tiwi Bird Scupture
Hardwood with earth pigment and binder, height 57.5 cm
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