Photograph, Scarred Tree stump at Harcourt, Victoria, 2021

Historical information

Aboriginal people caused scars on trees by removing bark for various purposes, such as making canoes, containers and shields, and to build shelters. The scars, which vary in size, expose the sapwood on the trunk or branch of a tree.

Physical description

Colour photographs of the remains of a scarred tree at Harcourt, Victoria

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