Showing 3 items matching "jarra"
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Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural CentreBasalt Digging Stone
... ...Jarra...Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural Centre Neilborough goldfields .This stone was attached to a handle and possibly used to collect yabbies and shellfish from water holes Basalt digging stone Jarra aboriginal stone tools A Basalt digging stone with a blunted edge shaped to a smooth curve. ....This stone was attached to a handle and possibly used to collect yabbies and shellfish from water holesA Basalt digging stone with a blunted edge shaped to a smooth curve. One side is flat and trhe other is convex. This item has 1 groove at the wide end for attaching a handle.basalt digging stone, jarra, aboriginal stone tools, -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural Centreboomerang, (estimated); late 20th century
... Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural Centre Neilborough goldfields platypus boomerang river decorated hunting tool snake turtle kangaroo creek duck hunting ducks jaara jaara jaara jarra people On reverse apex of boomerang burnt into timber "Murray River / Red Gum" boomerang made from Murray River Red Gum timber. decorated boomerang, used for killing low flying ducks. ...boomerang made from Murray River Red Gum timber. decorated boomerang, used for killing low flying ducks. Each end has a black tip with white cross hatching. Animal painted decorations from left to right are: black snake with yellow stripes, ochre platypus, black coloured kangaroo, yellow turtle, black, ochre and white wavy lines followed by a red snake with black and white stripes. On reverse apex of boomerang burnt into timber "Murray River / Red Gum"platypus, boomerang, river, decorated, hunting tool, snake, turtle, kangaroo, creek, duck hunting, ducks, jaara jaara, jaara jarra people -
Merri-bek City CouncilTextile - Wool, cotton, on printed cotton, Kait James, It’s Time, 2023
... In addition to her inclusion in recent exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria and local Merri-bek gallery Blak Dot Gallery, James’ timely artwork has more recently been selected as a Melbourne Art Tram Artist, a partnership between RISING Festival, Yarra Trams and Creative Victoria. Curated by Jarra Steel, the trams are a celebration of the breadth of First Peoples expression enriching the city and launched in July 2024. ...
