Carving, Australia, Kimberley

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Item X 98372 Animal figure. Kwini. Forrest River, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia. c.1977

Physical Description

Carved softwood Fish or shark. Hatching decoration is burnt into the body of the figure as are other details such as the eyes and mouth.

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Object/Medium

Animal figure
Maker

Unrecorded
Cultural Groups

Kwini
Locality

Forrest River, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Date Produced

c.1977
Collector

Mr Robert Edwards - Museum of Victoria
Date Collected

c.1995
Object Measurements

650 mm (Length), 240 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Animal creations
Date Made

1977
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Kwini
Place Made

Forest River, Western Australia, Australia
Indigenous Region

Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Keywords

Carving
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 98372 Animal figure. Kwini. Forrest River, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia. c.1977

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