Carving
Item number 3532/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Carving of a lizard, done in high relief, on a short cylindrical pole; undecorated base extends from bottom. Pole is stained dark brown; lizard is a matching colour, outlined with dark red pigment. Majority of lizard is on front of pole with its legs wrapped around the sides; tail touches base and triangle-shaped head is close to top edge. Alternating stripes of white and dark yellow dots decorate surface of lizard. Eyes and nostrils are white; both are oval-shaped. Top of pole has a band circling it, made of shallowly incised lines.
Item History
- Made in Australia
- Collected during 1977
- Owned by Eleanor Hooley before November 3, 2021
- Received from Eleanor Hooley (Donor) on November 3, 2021
What
- Name
- Carving
- Identification Number
- 3532/8
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- wood and pigment
- Overall
- height 57.7 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 12.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Australia
Who
- Culture
- Australian
- Previous Owner
- Eleanor Hooley
- Received from
- Eleanor Hooley (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before November 3, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3532/0008
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