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Album 05: Bora Ground at Banaway [Collymongle]

Album 05: Bora Ground at Banaway [Collymongle], near Mogil Mogil, NSW, c. 1930s–1941
Russell Black
CC Towle collection
PXE 1018 / vol. 5

The most frequent type of carving found on the trees is based on curvilinear lines, although there are many variations. Some carvings are as simple as parallel wavy lines only, while wavy lines connect to enclose lozenge shapes with others. More complex carvings consist of curvilinear lines meandering over the trunk. In many cases the carving extends up the trunk of the tree well above head height.

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16 Apr 2011 – 26 Jun 2011
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The Dendroglyphs or Carved Trees of NSW

First published in 1918, this 2011 facsimile reprint has a new cover, half-title page and reduced size map. Published by Sydney University Press in conjunction with the State Library of NSW.
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