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AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL TIWI ISLAND BIRD CARVING WOOD SCULPTURE

$ 21.11

Availability: 65 in stock
  • Condition: Used
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
  • Culture: Australian

    Description

    AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL TIWI ISLAND BIRD CARVING WOOD SCULPTURE. 6 inches tall
    Was purchased at an estate sale which had price written in white pencil hence the reason bottom has remnants of white in crease of wood.
    Tiwi Design is one of the oldest and most artistically diverse art centres in Australia. The art centre produces ochre paintings on canvas and bark, ironwood carvings, screen printed fabrics, ceramics, bronze and glass sculptures as well as limited edition prints. Its aim is to promote, preserve and enrich Tiwi culture.
    Tiwi Design is located at Nguiu on the south eastern corner of Bathurst Island. Nguiu has a population of approximately 1500. Bathurst Island has a land area of 2,200 square kilometres and is 80 kilometres north of Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia.