Carving of Bunjil

Artist: Mick Harding

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Item X 105142 Bunjil | Carving. Taungurong. Victoria, Australia. 2013

Local Name

Bunjil

Physical Description

Sculpture of an eagle's silhouette in flight, in wood. Obverse side intricately decorated in very fine hot poker work - geometric patterns. The hot poker designs wrap over the carving to the reverse side to frame the reverse which is otherwise blank. The head of the eagle is carved.

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Object/Medium

Carving
Maker

Mr Mick Harding
Cultural Groups

Taungurong
Locality

Victoria, Australia
Date Produced

2013
Fully Extended

1060 mm (Length), 90 mm (Width), 490 mm (Height), 16 kg (Weight)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Animal creations
Date Made

2013
Maker

Mr Mick Harding
Clan/Language Group

Taungurung
Place Made

Victoria, Australia
Indigenous Region

Southeast, Australia
Keywords

Art, Carving
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - South-eastern Australia

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Item X 105142 Bunjil | Carving. Taungurong. Victoria, Australia. 2013

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Physical Description

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Maker

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Locality

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Fully Extended

Classification

Date Made

Maker

Clan/Language Group

Place Made

Indigenous Region

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Type of item

Discipline

Category

Collecting Areas