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Groote Eylandt Fish Carvings
 K102 - 13" Groote Eylandt |
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 K101 - 13" Groote Eylandt |
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 W732 28" |
 KD36 15" |
 KD90 29.5" |
 K189 21" |
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 K079 40" |
 K191 21" |
 C044 28" |
 K036 9 3/4" |
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 K071 - 50" |
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 KA94 - 15" |
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 KC76 - 32 |
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 CC21- 23" |
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 K084 - 31" |
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 D289 - 25" |
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| Poker-burned carved wood animals from Aboriginal Australia. This is a traditional Aboriginal craft done mostly for trade. Artists are unknown. | |
 KB30 - 21" |
 KB34 - 22.5" |
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 CW57 - 29" |
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 KB09 - 14 1/2" |
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D292
message stick
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woomera - Pitjanjatjara - 15.5""
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D291
message board
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KA42
woomera - Uncertain - 32"
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| Australian Aboriginal Art Carvings | |||
Both the peoples of the Tiwi Islands and of the Yirrkala in the Nhulunbuy area are prodigious carvers. Birds play a major role in both belief systems. These are considered messengers from the" other world." Tiwi people carve their birds from ironwood. It is both heavy and hard, limiting the amount of detail that can be achieved. This limitation is compensated for by the very detailed painting that decorates the figure. Each tribe or clan has a unique cross-hatch pattern that is used to create negative space and represent feathers. The Yirrkala
of Nhulunbuy carve in soft woods that allow extensive incising.
The wood is much lighter. A full section of the carving is painted
with a solid color. Patterns are created by incising through the
color to the yellowish wood.
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