Carving, Australia, Desert Central

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Item X 88305 Pinta-pinta | Carving. Ngaanyatjarra. Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia. 1990

Local Name

Pinta-pinta

Physical Description

Butterfly carved from a single piece of wood. Plano-convex section. Overall shape three circular sections, extended wings and body. Underside has mouth marked in hot-poker work. Upperside has eyes, body and wing markings in hot-poker work.

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Object/Medium

Carving
Maker

Unknown
Cultural Groups

Ngaanyatjarra
Locality

Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia
Date Produced

1990
Date Collected

1990
Object Measurements

170 mm (Length), 60 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Animal creations
Date Made

1990
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Ngatatjara
Place Made

Western Australia, Australia
Indigenous Region

Desert, Australia
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic

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Item X 88305 Pinta-pinta | Carving. Ngaanyatjarra. Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia. 1990

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Date Made

Maker

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Place Made

Indigenous Region

Type of item

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