Rare Early 20th C Aboriginal Wooden Shovel (Poopra).
Western N.S.W. Mulga wood with ADZ finished surface.
Used in burial ceremonies.

LITERATURE:
See published article: A Massola, 'The Wooden Shovels of the Aborigines of South-Eastern Australia'. In 'Mankind: Official Journal of the Anthropological Societies of Australia' Vol. 5, No. 7, April 1959, pp.289-296.
Estimate $2,000-3,000