Baobab Nut
31-33-166
From: Australia | Western Australia | Broome
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 31-33-166 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Australia | Western Australia | Broome |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Baobab Nut |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Large baobab pod, with stem. The dark outer skin has been scratched to produce designs by revealing the lighter colored woody layer below. Design is birds and snakes (?) covered with dots. Broken: two loose pieces, which fit together and attach at one side but are not enough to complete the whole. |
| Length | 29.5 cm |
| Width | 12.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 12.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from A. E. West, 1931 |
| Other Number | 448 - Other Number |
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