Australian Aboriginal wire-burnt snake totem, Rainbow Serpent, earlier 20th century
$385.00 AUD
Old Australian carved wood snake totem, with decorative ‘rainbows’ down body in the burnt-wire technique, large eyes and a mouth to the head.
Earlier 20th century
74x4cm
Condition: old break & repair at tail, head with some small losses, displays well.
‘Wire-burnt’ is the technique developed by Aboriginal craftsmen post-contact, using a loop of wire heated in a fire to burn arcs into the wood.
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