Carving, Australia, Kimberley

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Item X 97984 Carving. Worora. Derby, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

Physical Description

Boab nut. Features a fine incised pattern on the surface. This decoration consists of a landscape, including trees and grass tufts. On one side is a kangaroo, while the other side shows two emus.

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Object/Medium

Carving
Maker

Unrecorded
Cultural Groups

Worora
Locality

Derby, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Object Measurements

205 mm (Length), 110 mm (Width), 110 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Animal creations
Date Made

about 1990s
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Nyikina
Place Made

Derby, Western Australia, Australia
Indigenous Region

Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Collection Names

The Christensen Fund Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic

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Item X 97984 Carving. Worora. Derby, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

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