Baobab Nut

31-33-413

From: Australia | Western Australia | Kimberley Region

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 31-33-413
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Australia | Western Australia | Kimberley Region
Section Oceanian
Materials Baobab Nut
Technique Carved
Description

Oval baobab pod with long bent stem. The dark outer skin has been scratched to produce designs by revealing the lighter colored woody layer below. Designs include a fish with a snout, a lizard (?) with four legs, a sea turtle and a sting ray, as well as chains of concentric diamonds/circles, including one with two diamonds and a fish tail. Wide open, jagged crack, triangular piece missing.

Credit Line Purchased from A. E. West, 1931

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