Carving, Australia, Northeastern Arnhem Land

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Item X 97826 Gawangalkmirri | Animal figure. Yirrkala, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1966

Local Name

Gawangalkmirri

Physical Description

A figure of a stingray made from softwood incised with designs and painted with natural pigments. It has a flat oval body with two fins at base and a long thin pointed tail, and eyes protrude from top of the head. It is coated with red ochre, and two rays and a fish on the back are painted black.

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Object/Medium

Animal figure
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Yirrkala, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

c.1966
Object Measurements

480 mm (Length), 115 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Animal creations
Date Made

1966
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Not Recorded
Place Made

Yirrkala, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

Arnhem, Australia
Keywords

Carving
Collection Names

The Christensen Fund Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

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Item X 97826 Gawangalkmirri | Animal figure. Yirrkala, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1966

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