Carving, Australia, North

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Item X 83084 Kipiwuru | Animal figure. Tiwi. Bathurst Island, North, Northern Territory, Australia. pre 1979

Local Name

Kipiwuru

Physical Description

An animal figure in the shape of a bird set on a round base made from a single piece of ironwood and painted with natural pigments.

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Object/Medium

Animal figure
Maker

Stanislaus Puruntatameri
Cultural Groups

Tiwi
Locality

Bathurst Island, North, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

pre 1979
Object Measurements

720 mm (Length), 250 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height), 8.46 kg (Weight)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Animal creations
Date Made

1979
Maker

Stanislaus Puruntatameri
Clan/Language Group

Tiwi
Place Made

Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

North, Australia
Keywords

Carving
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

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Item X 83084 Kipiwuru | Animal figure. Tiwi. Bathurst Island, North, Northern Territory, Australia. pre 1979

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Locality

Date Produced

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Classification

Date Made

Maker

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Place Made

Indigenous Region

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Type of item

Discipline

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