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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 5043561, member: 2844"]I think it is a type of coolamon, a carrier for food etc. Very nicely carved, an elegant shape, and a beautiful basketry edge. The painting has artistic quality.</p><p>Coolamons are carved from local wood and usually have an elongated shape. There are many regional differences.</p><p><br /></p><p>The painting looks like a goanna to me. Goanna is a source of food to Australian Aborigines, but it can also have a spiritual connotation.</p><p>Dot painting originated in the Central Desert, but some others are using it too now, even non-Aboriginal people. However, the coolamon probably means this is an Aboriginal piece. The use of brightly coloured acrylic paint means that it is a fairly recent.</p><p>I think your coolamon is Central Australian, but without a signature it is difficult to find a maker. Coolamons are used by women, and many painters are women, so I think this was painted by a woman.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 5043561, member: 2844"]I think it is a type of coolamon, a carrier for food etc. Very nicely carved, an elegant shape, and a beautiful basketry edge. The painting has artistic quality. Coolamons are carved from local wood and usually have an elongated shape. There are many regional differences. The painting looks like a goanna to me. Goanna is a source of food to Australian Aborigines, but it can also have a spiritual connotation. Dot painting originated in the Central Desert, but some others are using it too now, even non-Aboriginal people. However, the coolamon probably means this is an Aboriginal piece. The use of brightly coloured acrylic paint means that it is a fairly recent. I think your coolamon is Central Australian, but without a signature it is difficult to find a maker. Coolamons are used by women, and many painters are women, so I think this was painted by a woman.[/QUOTE]
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