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CAS 2019-0004-0086 | |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Wooden bull-roarer-shaped carving; Flat, oblong shield painted on one side in traditional Australian aboriginal style of small dots in red, blue, and yellow; Top and bottom are decorated with parallel horizontal lines of yellow dots against a red background; Middle of board shows two horizontal ovals on either side of a ring of concentric circles, all painted in red outlined with yellow dots, against a background of red and blue dots; Reverse of piece is painted solid red and has a label affixed which reads “D.P.A. Hunting for Food Within the Artist Ceremonial Dreaming.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.8, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 34.6 | |