Oceanic Art - Image Enlargement

Apr_08_264

Apr_08_264

This is an old and very fine Western Desert Australian aboriginal wood bullroarer. The design is the traditional zigzag motif overlaid with vertical and horizontal raised lines. The patina is a dark-chocolate brown with a nice aged glossy surface. The bullroar has remains of a human hair rope, is 11 3/4" in height, dates to the late 19th/early 20th century. hold