COLLECTION OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN CARVED WOODEN ARTEFACTS - MID TO LATE 20TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
THIS COLLECTION COMPRISES SIX AUTHENTIC INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN CARVED WOODEN ARTEFACTS AND DECORATED ITEMS, REPRESENTING TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ARTISTIC PRACTICE. THE PIECES DEMONSTRATE SKILLED CARVING TECHNIQUES, TRADITIONAL DECORATIVE METHODS, AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TYPICAL OF ABORIGINAL MATERIAL CULTURE.

SPECIFICATIONS:

THE COLLECTION INCLUDES:

1. CARVED WOODEN SHIELD (RED OCHRE DECORATED) - OVAL FORM WITH APPLIED RED OCHRE PIGMENTATION FEATURING TRADITIONAL CONCENTRIC CIRCLE AND LINEAR MOTIFS. THE SHIELD DISPLAYS CHARACTERISTIC ABORIGINAL DOT AND LINE PATTERNING EXECUTED IN NATURAL PIGMENTS. DIMENSIONS APPROXIMATELY 45 CM LENGTH X 25 CM WIDTH. THE SURFACE SHOWS AUTHENTIC AGE-RELATED PATINA WITH MINOR FADING TO PIGMENTATION CONSISTENT WITH DECADES OF AGE.

2. THREE CARVED WOODEN IMPLEMENTS - ELONGATED FORMS WITH INCISED LINEAR DECORATION. TWO PIECES FEATURE FINE PARALLEL LINE CARVING ACROSS THE SURFACE. ONE IMPLEMENT DISPLAYS A SHALLOW CENTRAL DEPRESSION, SUGGESTING FUNCTIONAL USE. LENGTHS RANGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 CM TO 38 CM. ALL THREE SHOW CONSISTENT WEAR PATTERNS AND NATURAL DARKENING OF THE TIMBER.

3. CARVED WOODEN DINOSAUR FIGURE - THREE-DIMENSIONAL CARVED FORM WITH DETAILED SURFACE DECORATION FEATURING TRADITIONAL CONCENTRIC CIRCLE AND CURVED LINE MOTIFS. THE DINOSAUR DISPLAYS CARVED TAIL DETAIL WITH INCISED PATTERNING THROUGHOUT. LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 28 CM. THE CARVING DEMONSTRATES SKILLED EXECUTION WITH WELL-DEFINED FEATURES AND EXCELLENT PRESERVATION OF DETAIL.

4. POINTED WOODEN IMPLEMENT - SLENDER TAPERED FORM WITH ROUNDED POINT, APPROXIMATELY 32 CM IN LENGTH. THE PIECE SHOWS SUBTLE SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH TRADITIONAL USE AND HANDLING OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD.

MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION:
ALL PIECES ARE CARVED FROM SOLID WOOD USING TRADITIONAL HAND-CARVING TECHNIQUES. THE RED OCHRE DECORATION ON THE SHIELD IS APPLIED USING NATURAL PIGMENTS CHARACTERISTIC OF ABORIGINAL ARTISTIC PRACTICE. THE INCISED DECORATIVE PATTERNS ON OTHER PIECES ARE HAND-CARVED, DEMONSTRATING THE SKILLED EXECUTION TYPICAL OF TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL CRAFTSPEOPLE.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION IS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION WITH AUTHENTIC PATINA APPROPRIATE TO AGE. SURFACE WEAR IS CONSISTENT WITH USE AND HANDLING. THE RED OCHRE PIGMENTATION ON THE SHIELD SHOWS NATURAL FADING TYPICAL OF AGE-EXPOSED NATURAL PIGMENTS. NO SIGNIFICANT LOSSES OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS EVIDENT. THE CARVED DETAILS REMAIN WELL-DEFINED AND LEGIBLE.

Item Size: Height: 61cm, Width: 37cm, Depth: 37cm, Weight: 8Kg

Condition: Good

656550+1

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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