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Lance thruster (Woomera). The thruster is made...

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Lance thruster (Woomera). The thruster is made of hardwood (mulgawood) with a wooden lug fixed by a natural fibre. The handle of the woomera is covered with spinifex (vegetable tar) . The propeller is certainly carved with a stone tool or a shell. Traces of natural red ochre on the propeller which has a hole of 1 cm diameter.year 40/50. West Australian region. 89 x 10cm Provenance :collection Peter Madden (Amsterdam)