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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Stone carving, Stone Carving of a pig playing flute, c.1943
... Stone carving....Stone Carving of a pig playing flute.... Tatura the-murray Stone carving. Stone Carving of a pig playing ...Made by unknown Italian POW for the children of Cpl. McGlade.Painted figure of a pig playing the flute carved in to stone.sone carving, italian pow, camp 13, handcrafts, carving -
Gippsland Art Gallery
Mixed Media, Unknown Artist, Stone Carving, Undated
... Stone Carving... Media Stone Carving Talc stone Gippsland artwork permanent ...Donated by Mrs West, 1972Talc stonegippsland, artwork, permanent collection -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque - Bas relief stone Carving
... Bas relief stone Carving... Tatura the-murray Bas relief stone Carving Plaque Piece ...Sandstone rock carving of German emblem, with Longbay and Tatura carved either side. Found at camp 13 in 1975.Piece of sandstone rock with the German emblem carved in middle. On left is the word "Longbay", on the right is "Tatura". Rock has split to the left of the swastika.as abovesandstone rock, rock carvings, german emblem, german swastika, longbay, tatura, camp 13, jeff gale, bas relief -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Bas relief stone Carving, 1940
... Bas relief stone Carving... Tatura the-murray Bas relief stone Carving Decorative object Hand ...Local stone was used by P.O.W at Camp 13 to carve the plaque.Hand-Carved stone plaque featuring German eagle and swastika with Australian 1939 penny inset.Tatura 1940camp 13, murchison, plaque -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Sculpture - Stone carving of mother and child
... Stone carving of mother and child... may be the name of the artist. Sculpture Stone carving ...This piece is possibly an Inuit sculpture from Alaska.Small stone sculpture of a mother and child, carved from a single piece of soft stone. Sculpture depicts a kneeling figure, with jacket and scarf, holding a baby bundled in cloths in front of them. The sculpture is made of dark, relatively soft stone. The base is carved with a number, '30107' and additional text which may be the name of the artist. -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Sculpture - Serpentine stone carving of mother and child
... Serpentine stone carving of mother and child... stone. Sculpture Serpentine stone carving of mother and child ...This piece is likely African in origin.Serpentine stone sculpture of a mother and child, carved from a single piece of stone. Sculpture depicts of two semi-abstract figures, one big and one small, joined at the arms and the base. Made of dark coloured stone. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Modern Architectural Sculpture, 1930
... stone carving.... aumonier architecture art deco stone carving W. Aumonier ...Green cloth hard covered book of 160 full page photo plates. Ballarat Technical Art School book platenon-fictionsculpture, ballarat technical art school library, neville bunning, w. aumonier, architecture, art deco, stone carving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque, 1940s
... Bas relief stone carving. A map of Australia, flanked... Tatura the-murray Plaque Plaque Bas relief stone carving. A map ...Carved by German POW at Camp 13Bas relief stone carving. A map of Australia, flanked by a kangaroo, boomerang and a kookaburra and "Tatura 1940 Australia" on the boomerangTatura 1940 Australiacivic mementos - plaques, internee stone carvings -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Model, 'Honour'
... Stone carving of three figures - Viet Cong, Government... Newhaven gippsland Model 'Tribute 08' NZ Stone carving of three ...Stone carving of three figures - Viet Cong, Government, and NZ veteran halfway to his grave but still fighting. The word 'honour'model, 'tribute 08', nz -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Flyer - Flyer - Maretimo, n.d
... of 'Maretimo' advertising stone carvings with high tea in the gardens... of 'Maretimo' advertising stone carvings with high tea in the gardens ...Two yellow foolscap size flyers, with black print and image of 'Maretimo' advertising stone carvings with high tea in the gardens at 'Maretimo' 2nd April ? year -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Sculpture - Greenstone (pounamu) Maori Hei-tiki carving presented to the Australian Council, RCOG, by the New Zealand Council, RCOG
... Stone carving of a Maori hai-tiki. The carving is made... are considered taonga (treasures) by Maori. Stone carving of a Maori hai ...This piece is made of a stone called greenstone in New Zealand English, known as pounamu in Maori. Hei-tiki are considered taonga (treasures) by Maori. Stone carving of a Maori hai-tiki. The carving is made of green stone, and depicts a figure with both hands on its thighs and a head tilted to one side, with big eyes. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque, carved rock, approx 1940
... . VIC handcarved by internee at Camp1 carving stone swastika ...handcarved by internee at Camp1Small plaque carved from local stone with swastika and eagle with outstretched wings above raised lettering and dates 1939 -19401939 - ..40 TA..RA. VICcarving, stone, swastika, eagle, camp 1, tatura, internees, slorach, carol, civic, memento, plaques -
Federation University Art Collection
Sculpture - Artwork - Sculpture, Badger Bates, "Gitji Woman' by Badger Bates
... and contemporary artist. Known primarily for printmaking, wood and stone... and contemporary artist. Known primarily for printmaking, wood and stone ...William Brian (Badger) BATES (1947- ) Born Wilcannia Barkantji Badger Bates is a Barkantji Elder, political activist and contemporary artist. Known primarily for printmaking, wood and stone carving, his work is intrinsically linked to his lifelong fight for the safety and health of the Barka (the Darling River).'Gitji Woman' is carved from a very old piece of log found at Wittabrinna Creek near Tibooburra, Western New South Wales. The tree was dead for 60-80 years, and was hollow inside. "I could see a figure in the wood so I folowed the shapes already three. The woman has a drawn out figure with long fingers and is coming out of the log, she is an ancestral spirit. I put the pink cockatoo and emu feathers in the leg in the way people used to decorate themselves for corroborees."badger bates, paakantyi, wilcannia, timber, aboriginal, barkantji -
Wangaratta High School
WHS International Exchange Partner School Gift, 1994-2008
... , a stone carving (2008), a photograph and decorative box... Nuttakarn Witoon), a wooden box with stamp collection, a stone ...Red brochures from Duango Foreign Language Teachers College and Jiangsu Foreign Language School; two Japanese international exchange program partner schools. These schools have donated a number of gifts including a metal war elephant artwork (1999, Miss Nuttakarn Witoon), a wooden box with stamp collection, a stone carving (2008), a photograph and decorative box, a commemorative coin in specialty case (1994-2004), photographs and a kimono, and the heraldic shield (1997). -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Charles Moreau, La Sculpture Decorative Moderne, 1925, 1928
... examples of modern wood and stone carving, all by named people... of modern wood and stone carving, all by named people. Text ...Green cloth hardcovered book with black leather spine, featuring the art deco work of Bernaux, Beligant and Feseau, Binquet, Bouchard, Bouraine, Bourdelle, Chassaing, De Bardyere, Gallerey, Gauvenet, Guenot, Hairon, Jallot, Lalique, Le Bourgeois, Malcles, Joel and Jan Martel, Max Blondat, Follot, Sad, Sue et Mare and Vera and J. Martin. Monochrome prints numbered 1 to 32, showing examples of modern wood and stone carving, all by named people. Text in French.non-fictionsculpture, carving, art nouveau, art deco, seguin, joel et jan martel, repousse, plaster, modelling -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sculpture - Monkey, 1940's
... Carving from stone of a figure of a monkey in a sitting... or memory) Carving from stone of a figure of a monkey in a sitting ...Carving from stone of a figure of a monkey in a sitting poisition with it's tail in its mouth. Painted brown with cream flecks. Text and marking have been etched in to the stoneRicordo POW (ricordo translated means remember or memory)monkey, sculpture, ricordo, bilney r, ww 2 camp, handrafts, italian pow -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Selwynite, Unknown
... stone suitable for carving was recovered and found in Heathcote... stone suitable for carving was recovered and found in Heathcote ...Selwynite is a fine-grained, compact green rock made primarily of chromian muscovite (fuchsite) and diaspore. Corundum and fuchsite can occur together in the form of massive aggregates or nodules. Often, copper carbonates are found as earthy films or tiny crystals in joint planes. The mineral name honours the late A. R. C. Selwyn, founding Director of the Geological Survey of Victoria. The particular specimen, a mottled green stone suitable for carving was recovered and found in Heathcote, Victoria, Australia. The rarity and qualities of this mineral attracted commercial mining, which was not successful, but traces of the mine shafts still exist today, and it is still highly valued by mineral collectors.Selwynit is considered to be one of the rare forms of rock because it is composed of phosphate minerals containing zirconium. This is an extremely rare combination found in nature. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.A fine grained rock composed of mainly of chromian muscovite (fuchsite) diaspore and corundum.geological specimen, geology, geology collection, burke museum, beechworth, mineralogy, heathcote, mineral collectors, selwynite, green rock, rock specimen -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Greenstone, Hokitika Jade Company, unknown
... . As a valuable stone regularly used in carving and jewellery, it has ...New Zealand Greenstone, also called Pounamu is found on New Zealand’s South Island in riverbeds and boulders, and colours vary depending on the source, but always include green tones. It is a form of the mineral nephrite, also known as jade, and is a tough stone with a crystalline structure, made up of calcium magnesium and iron silicate. Its hardness means it is ideal for carving, and has been used for this purpose throughout history, especially by the Maori people of New Zealand. Greenstone features heavily in Maori mythology, and the traditional name for the South Island, Te-Wai-Pounamu, literally translates to waters of greenstone. Wearing of Greenstone pendants with different carvings is practiced by Maori to represent connection to land and ancestors, or to endow the wearer with certain attributes. The sticker on the base of the specimen identifies it as a product of Hokitika Jade Company. The company, which was active in the 1970s, sold jade and greenstone specimens and ornaments. Hokitika, which started life as an 1860s gold rush town, is the origin of most nephrite found in New Zealand, and the centre of the Greenstone carving industry. The object has scientific and research potential as part of the Burke Museum's Geology Collection, and as and example of New Zealand Greenstone. It also has spiritual significance for it's role in Maori beliefs and communities, where it is both traditionally worn and features in mythology. As a valuable stone regularly used in carving and jewellery, it has aesthetic significance. Sticker on base: "N.Z. Greenstone/ a product of/ Hokitika Jade Coy."geological specimen, geology, geology collection, burke museum, beechworth, new zealand, greenstone, hokitika, nephrite, jade -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Knife
From the early days of our race, the knife represented one of the first and most important tools that enabled rise of our technology, military, culture, science and all other things that brought us to this point of modern civilisation. As a vital tool for survival, combat, construction and food preparation, the knife quickly became the most basic tool from which all others were born. In those ancient times, 500,000 years ago, sharpened stones started slowly evolving, becoming more and more like their modern counterpart. Before the time when fire enabled the melting of the various metals, and forging them into modern knives, their stone counterparts received several visual upgrades. Double bladed knives were most popular, and their wooden or stone hilts were decorated with animal skins and feathers. Those knives represented a great deal of pride for the warriors and elders who owned them, and that tradition continued to be practised with the arrival of the Bronze Age. The appearance of metallurgy brought the ability to create knives from softer types of metal. Even though knives from bronze did not provide durability over longer periods of time [easily dulled, and susceptible to corrosion), their sharpness and slim designed proved to be superior to any stone knife tool. As the centuries went on, iron and then steel became commonplace across the entire world. Knives created from those materials were much more durable and easier to maintain their sharpness after prolonged use. During medieval times in Europe, steel metallurgy managed to evolve knives from small single or double-bladed edges to larger sizes - swords, spears and axes. Even with all those advancements, the use of knives as an eating utensil continued to be used in some small circles. Even as early as the 15th century, wealthy circles of people started carrying personal knives, intended for double use - both eating and defending against threats. During those times the host were not obliged to provide their guest with any kind of eating utensil in addition to plates, so wealthy males used their eating knives for cutting their own meals, and the meals of nearby female guests. Slim double-bladed knives were good for cutting and piercing foods. As the use of forks became widespread in the whole of Europe by the late 17th century, most people used this kind of small knife on a regular basis (a combination of two knives, one for stabilising and other for cutting the meal). http://www.eatingutensils.net/history-of-cutlery/knife-history/The knife is one of the most important items that has enabled the development of civilisation over thousands of years.Carving knife with wooden handle and rusted slender metal blade.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, knife, kitchen equipment, dining -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sculpture - Sandstone Maps of Australia, 1940
2x hand carved sandstone maps of Australia with space for penny in one & metal kangaroo in other. 1. Space for penny in centre. Markings for state boundaries. Creamy coloured stone. 2. Metal (copper?) kangaroo in centre. Pink tinged stone.1. Tatura 1940 2. 1940 Taturatatura;, handcrafts, carving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Artwork, other - Carving, Eagle & Swastika, 1940
... Carving on local stone of an eagle & swastika. The word... Tatura the-murray Carving Artwork, other Eagle & Swastika Carving ...Found at camp 13 TaturaCarving on local stone of an eagle & swastika. The word "Tatura" is carved on the bottom edge and '1940' above the eagle.1940 , Taturacarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Carving, sandstone, 1940
Item carved by a German Internee who was held in Camp 1 in WW2. Came into the possession of one of the guards, whose nephew donated it to Tatura MuseumSandstone piece with carved map of Austraiia, Tatura 1939-1940, and a 1939 penny inserted in the stone."Tatura Vic.1939-40." Map of Australia/Bird.internment camp 1, tatura, german internee.. -
Duldig Studio museum + sculpture garden
Sculpture, Karl Duldig, Mask by Karl Duldig 1921, 1921
Karl Duldig carved this marble sculpture of a mask in the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts) in 1921. His teacher, Anton Hanak, the Professor of Sculpture at the School, encouraged him to carve directly into the stone. It was an accomplished work for the 19 year-old student and was selected by Hanak to represent the students of the School at the Deutschen Gewerbeschau (German Applied Art exhibition) in Munich in 1922, an early accolade for the young artist. The sculpture and another Kneeling Nude were reproduced in the journal Deustche Kunst and Dekoration in 1923-24 in an article on the Hanak-Klasse. In 2011 Mask was exhibited in the National Gallery of Victoria exhibition Vienna: Art and Design. The sculpture is one of ten substantial sculptures in marble and stone, and a larger group terracotta sculptures and masks, portrait busts and small stone sculptures created by Karl Duldig in Vienna that are held in the Museum collection. These art works are complemented by an archive of contemporary documents including letters, photographs, documents and ephemera. In 1938 Duldig’s Viennese sculptures were sent to Paris in 1938 for a proposed exhibition, and were hidden in Paris by Slawa Duldig’s sister Rella, throughout the Second World War, and arrived in Australia post-war over 5 decades. Karl Duldig was a student of the Kunstgewerbeschule from 1921 until 1925, and then attended the Akademie Der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Fine Arts) from 1929 until 1933. He was accepted into the Professor Josef Mullner’s “Meisterschule” at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1929 until 1933. His teacher at the Kunstgwerebeschule was Austria’s foremost contemporary sculptor Anton Hanak, and he was a formative influence on Duldig’s work. Hanak had been a member of Viennese Secession, and worked with Josef Hoffman on architectural commissions prior to the First World War. Hanak shared both his love of the expressive quality of materials and a humanist vision with his students. Various writers have written about Duldig’s interest in masks. His interest may have been stimulated by his classical education, the Greek and Roman antiquities in the Kunsthistoriches Museum in Vienna, or the ethnological collections in Vienna’s Museum of Ethnology (now known as the Weltmuseum). The mask was a motif explored by expressionist and cubist artists whose work was exhibited at the Vienna Secession. Duldig would have been familiar with the psychological investigations of the neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud, who established his practice in Vienna. In the Duldig Studio library, Duldig’s keen interest in the arts of a myriad of visual cultures is apparent. Of particular note are two well-thumbed copies Rudolf Utzinger’s, Masken, published by Ernst Wasmuth in Berlin in 1923, depicting masks from around the world. It is likely that a multitude of influences were at play. Slawa Duldig also worked with this motif, and also carved a smaller mask in Salzburg marble as well as a remarkable mask in clay, and these are held in the collection. Ann Carew 2016The Mask has national and international aesthetic significance. It is one of the earliest works by Karl Duldig in the Studio collection, and is a subject that he would continue to explore throughout his working life. The sculpture demonstrates a high degree of technical skill and mastery at an early age. It is evidence of Duldig’s engagement with the art of his peers during this period – the mask is a motif that inspired contemporary expressionist and cubist artists. It also demonstrates his interests in portraiture, human psychology, and the creation of identity and transformation of personalities. The Mask also provides an important link to the studio practice in the Vienna Kunstgwerbeschule, the teaching of Anton Hanak, and the program of international art exhibitions in Europe during the period. It is also of historical significance: the story of its survival and eventual recovery provides a counterpoint to the story of the Nazis’ confiscation of art during the Second World War. Ann Carew 2016Carving in Salzburg Marble. Holes for eyes and mouth cut through the block. Highly polished finish at front contrasting with rough finish at back and stylised curled hair. Marble base separate (75 x 275 x 198, wt 9000) and added later by artist. Karl Duldig 1921 incised on back -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Adze, Ward & Payne Ltd, Between 1843 to Mid 20th Century
An adze is an ancient and versatile cutting tool and has been in use for thousands of years. Adze are similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. They have been used since the Stone Age. Adzes are hand tools used for smoothing or carving wood. The subject item was made by Ward & Payne of the Limbrick Works at Hillsborough, Sheffield England manufacturers of hand-forged tools. Their trademark registered in 1850 was a Letter "W" & "P" stamped into the steel. The firm was established by David Ward (1767-1822) in 1803 the company became David Ward & Sons, in 1837 after Ward's son Edward joined the firm. In 1845 Henry Payne the founder's son-in-law became a partner but died in 1850 after which the company reverted to the Ward family. The business then concentrated on making carving tools, chisels and gouges. In 1882 David Ward's grandson David Ward Jr. (1835-1889) purchased land and built a factory at Sheffield North known as the "Limerick Wheel". For a time Wards operated from both 106-114 West Street Sheffield and at Limbrick Road, Hillsborough on the river Loxley. By 1911 they had expanded into making spades, forks, sheep shears and many other types of edged tools including drills and wood planes. In 1967 Wilkinson Sword purchased all the company's share capital and continued to sell Ward & Payne tools until 1970 when a fire burned the factory down and housing development was built on the site.The subject item is significant as it gives a snapshot of the technological development of sailing ships and their operation before steam-powered vessels took over around the world. Tools such as the subject item demonstrate the traditional craftsmanship and skill of the shipwright and the aesthetic quality of the timber ships designs of the time. Adze with wooden handle curved painted green with patent number and maker's name inscribed on inside curve of blade. Inscribed "Patd 561 Ward" "2w". flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, smoothing tool, hand tool, carpenders tool, adze, coopers tool, woodworking tools -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Memorabilia - Pestle and Mortar
There has been a fair amount of confusion about this object as the paperwork states that a 'greenstone' gavel with a maori head carving and plaque mounted on green nephrite stone' was gifted when in fact the gavel is made of wood with a silver plaque. There has been no suggestion made as to what happened to the greenstone gavel. We can assume that it was lost or stolen and replaced with a plain wooden one that we now hold at ANZCA. From the attached plaque the Gavel was gifted to the Faculty of Anaesthetists by the New Zealand Fellows of the Faculty in 1965. Plain highly polished wooden pestle sits on a central walnut block on a flat wooden board, a silver plaque is attached on a piece of nephrite stone to one side of the board.[silver plaque] PRESENTED BY THE / NEW ZEALAND FELLOWS / 1965 [in black ink on back of stand] 1992/9aotearoa, new zealand, wood, nephrite, corporate gift -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Allen & Unwin, Aku-Aku : the secret of Easter Island, 1958
... , ancient stone-carving natives, cannibalism, and civil wars Allen ...The author and explorer of Kon-Tiki fame here recounts for the layman his archeological adventures on Easter island, where his expedition uncovered many facts about the island's giant statues, secret caves, ancient stone-carving natives, cannibalism, and civil warsIndex,ill, p.367.non-fictionThe author and explorer of Kon-Tiki fame here recounts for the layman his archeological adventures on Easter island, where his expedition uncovered many facts about the island's giant statues, secret caves, ancient stone-carving natives, cannibalism, and civil warseaster island - ethnology, easter island - antiquities -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital Photograph, Step ends from the Palazzo Gondi, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1490-1501
... Gondi, Victoria and Albert Museum, London Stone Carvings ...StoneCarvings -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, 1888
Rock with carved name W Steele 1888 on South Beach. Research has been fairly extensive but no further information can be established at this time.Black and white photograph of a carved rockRock inscribed W Steele 1888 (on Stone )photo, rock, carving, william steele 1888, w.steele, south beach, pea soup -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Work on paper, Bede TANGUTALUM, Yam, 1991
Bede TANGUTALUM (1952- ) Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), Bathurst Island Tiwi People Bede Tungutalum works across a range of media, including carved and painted wooden sculpture,printmaking and painting. Tungutalum learned carving from his father, the well-known sculptor Gabriel Tungutalum, and was taught how to cut woodblocks for printing while attending Xavier Boys School at Nguiu. He refined and developed these techniques in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His earliest prints date from the late 1960s. In 1969, with fellow Tiwi artist Giovanni Tipungwuti, Bede Tungutalum established Tiwi Design, an art centre dedicated to the production of hand-printed fabrics featuring traditional Indigenous designs.Framed lithograph depicting yams, printed in colour inks, from multiple stonesbede tangutalum, tiwi, wurrumiyanga, bathurst island, tiwi design, yam, aboriginal -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Program, Unveiling of Memorial Stone Over the Grave of the Late Captain Albert Jack V.C. M.C. & Bar, 1932
Program for the unveiling of the memorial stone over the grave of Albert Jacka on 15 May 1932 at St Kilda Cemetery. On the front of the program is an image a carving of Albert Jacka. On the back are acknowledgements to contributors to the Albert Jacka Fund and the creators of the memorial stone.White paper, discoloured with age, folded and printed in purple on both sides.albert jacka, 14th battalion aif, st kilda cemetery, st kilda council