An early and engraved club, Murray River Region, South East…
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An early and engraved club, Murray River Region, South East Australia, (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 65 cm; 67 cm high. For related examples see: Carol Cooper, Aboriginal Australia, Australian Gallery of Directors Council, New South Wales, 1981, pp.90-91, S56-59, illustrated. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Melbourne

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