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Barbed wire emu

Laurie Nilsen, Mandandanji people1994

National Museum of Australia

National Museum of Australia
Canberra, Australia

A sculpture of a male emu with a cast aluminium head and a body made from barbed wire fencing. It has been worked over a reinforced steel armature with a rusted surface. The legs have been fixed to a rhomboid-shaped steel floor plate.

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  • Title: Barbed wire emu
  • Creator: Laurie Nilsen, Mandandanji people
  • Date: 1994
  • Location: Roma, South West Queensland, Australia
  • Material: Metal - non specific
  • Dimensions: W 870mm x H 1650mm x D 1580mm
  • Collection: Laurie Nilsen collection National Museum of Australia
National Museum of Australia

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