Carving, Australia, Eastern Arnhem Land

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Item X 86248 Amilyungwurra | Carving. Groote Eylandt, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1982

Local Name

Amilyungwurra

Physical Description

A figure of a crayfish made of wood with eight detachable legs and two feelers painted with natural pigments and incised.

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Object/Medium

Carving
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Groote Eylandt, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

1982
Collector

Gael Ramsay
Date Collected

1982 - 1983
Object Measurements

410 mm (Length), 320 mm (Width), 100 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Animal creations
Date Made

1980s
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Anindilyakwa
Place Made

Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

Arnhem, Australia
Keywords

Carving
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life

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Item X 86248 Amilyungwurra | Carving. Groote Eylandt, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1982

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