An exceptional Australian Aboriginal handaxe
of flat form and reddish and pale grey color
with an unusual concave indentation around the sharp outer edges.
In 1963 a group of Pintubi people were found to be living in the Gibson Desert of Central Australia, who had never been in contact with Australian “civilization.” They had never seen a motor vehicle, or themselves in a mirror.
Douglas Lockwood tells this remarkable story
of a coming in from the desert in the classic
The Lizard Eaters of a tribe who were living
as their Stone Age ancestors of thousands
of years ago.
The ability of Australian Aboriginals to survive and thrive for millennia in some of the harshest conditions on Earth is truly remarkable.
Circa 19th Century of before.
On a custom museum stand.
7 in. / 18 cm. // 2 lbs. 6 oz. / 1.1 kg.
An exceptional Australian Aboriginal handaxe
of flat form and reddish and pale grey color
with an unusual concave indentation around the sharp outer edges.
In 1963 a group of Pintubi people were found to be living in the Gibson Desert of Central Australia, who had never been in contact with Australian “civilization.” They had never seen a motor vehicle, or themselves in a mirror.
Douglas Lockwood tells this remarkable story
of a coming in from the desert in the classic
The Lizard Eaters of a tribe who were living
as their Stone Age ancestors of thousands
of years ago.
The ability of Australian Aboriginals to survive and thrive for millennia in some of the harshest conditions on Earth is truly remarkable.
Circa 19th Century of before.
On a custom museum stand.
7 in. / 18 cm. // 2 lbs. 6 oz. / 1.1 kg.
