Carving, Australia, Desert Central

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Item X 89932 Kalaya or Tjakipiri | Carving. Ngaanyatjarra. Warburton, Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia

Local Name

Kalaya or Tjakipiri

Physical Description

Emu's foot carved from Sandalwood. Consists of central wooden stem with three toes extending from end. Upper surface decorated with pokerwork designs. These consist of parallel lines on toes and arcs and lines on stem.

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Object/Medium

Carving
Cultural Groups

Ngaanyatjarra
Locality

Warburton, Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia
Date Collected

/06/1990
Object Measurements

215 mm (Length), 120 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Animal creations
Date Made

1989
Maker

Dicky, Armunta, Witjawara, Mavis (Tjinkuma) and Marjorie
Clan/Language Group

Ngatatjara/Pitjantjatjara
Place Made

Warburton, 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 89932 Kalaya or Tjakipiri | Carving. Ngaanyatjarra. Warburton, Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia

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