Woomera. Hardwood with finely incised curvilinear design to one…
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Woomera. Hardwood with finely incised curvilinear design to one face, wooden peg attached with kangaroo gut binding. Minor damage. Provenance: Paquim collection. Acquired by Joe Paquim, a former US submariner who returned to Western Australia after World War II and became a Native Affairs officer for the WA government in the Kimberley Region in the early 1950's. Mr Paquim was based at the Kalumbaru Mission, which had recently reverted to government control after previously being administered by the Catholic church. 76 cm

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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