Aboriginal mace: Queensland region, Australia, 20th century.

Aboriginal mace: Queensland region, Australia, 20th century.
Wood.
Retains brown patina.
Provenance: Former Belgian private collection
Measurements: 68,5 cm.
Aboriginal hunting and combat mace made of wood with brown and shiny patina. It presents elongated form, the head carved in quarters and grooved shaft.
Queensland was one of the largest regions of pre-colonial Aboriginal population in Australia. Aboriginal occupation of Queensland is believed to predate 50,000 BC.