Baobab Nut
31-33-413
From: Australia | Western Australia | Kimberley Region
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
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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