Carving, Australia, Desert Central

Artist: Nyininka Lewis

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Item X 88502 Pirunkura | Animal figure. Pitjantjatjara, Yankuntjatjara. Pipalyatjara, Desert Central, South Australia, Australia. 1989

Local Name

Pirunkura

Physical Description

Honey eater carved from a single piece of sandalwood. Bird sitting on a branch. Eyes are incised. No decoration.

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Object/Medium

Animal figure
Maker

Niningka Lewis
Cultural Groups

Pitjantjatjara, Yankuntjatjara
Locality

Pipalyatjara, Desert Central, South Australia, Australia
Date Produced

1989
Date Collected

1989
Object Measurements

390 mm (Length), 90 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Animal creations
Date Made

1989
Maker

Niningka Lewis
Clan/Language Group

Pitjantjatjara
Place Made

Pipalyatjara, South Australia, Australia
Indigenous Region

Desert, Australia
Keywords

Carving
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic

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Item X 88502 Pirunkura | Animal figure. Pitjantjatjara, Yankuntjatjara. Pipalyatjara, Desert Central, South Australia, Australia. 1989

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Classification

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Maker

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Place Made

Indigenous Region

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