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Gumnut Figure, Emu

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A nut figure in shape of emu is fashioned from Banksia nut for body, stem for neck and hairy nut for head and seed cap for mouth. Stands on two pine 'legs' attached to cross-section of Banksia nut base. Object is coated in a clear varnish. Attached to the feet is a small, square, white paper label.

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cwa-org-57-2012.46

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Gumnut Factory/Handcrafted by/Gumnut Factory/Western Australia/ PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTRALIA (written inside outline map of Australia)/ Inside of label - Inside of Label /THIS IS A UNIQUE/GUMNUT FACTORY CREATION/Handcrafted from Gum nut, Wildflowers and /Seedpods Indigenous to Australia./ Such as banksia, Eucalyptus and Hakea./This item has been specially treated against insects and/Preserved in lacquer and may be taken anywhere in the world./Copyright - Gumnut Factory (registered trademark and copyright symbols) 2002/ Email: gumnutfactory@bigpond.com. www.gumnutfactory.com.au

Contextual information

Donor was the owner of the Gumnut Factory in Wangara. The shop/factory was originally on Buckingham Drive before moving to Prindiville Drive. In 2003 the factory closed and moved to the Swan Valley. The shop in the Swan Valley closed in 2006 and the manufacturing ceased in March 2007. The donor designed the pieces and they were manufactured by Mark Noble. The Gumnut Factory was a local attraction in Wanneroo and one of the first businesses in the Wangara Industrial Park.

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A nut figure in shape of emu is fashioned from Banksia nut for body, stem for neck and hairy nut for head and seed cap for mouth. Stands on two pine 'legs' attached to cross-section of Banksia nut base. Object is coated in a clear varnish. Attached to the feet is a small, square, white paper label.

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A nut figure in shape of emu is fashioned from Banksia nut for body, stem for neck and hairy nut for head and seed cap for mouth. Stands on two pine 'legs' attached to cross-section of Banksia nut base. Object is coated in a clear varnish. Attached to the feet is a small, square, white paper label.

A nut figure in shape of emu is fashioned from Banksia nut for body, stem for neck and hairy nut for head and seed cap for mouth. Stands on two pine 'legs' attached to cross-section of Banksia nut base. Object is coated in a clear varnish. Attached to the feet is a small, square, white paper label.

A nut figure in shape of emu is fashioned from Banksia nut for body, stem for neck and hairy nut for head and seed cap for mouth. Stands on two pine 'legs' attached to cross-section of Banksia nut base. Object is coated in a clear varnish. Attached to the feet is a small, square, white paper label.

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