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PAINTED ROCK - SNAKE FACE

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2017

Overview

Smooth rock, roughly triangular. The front is painted dark green with eyes and mouth painted in black and white. Back is painted black and has the blue and white Facebook symbol as well as the words [WA / ROCKS / 6112] written in white.

Historical information

The rock was found by the curator when they arrived for work at the front door of the museum on Monday morning, it is part of a social movement where families paint and hide or go searching for these rocks.
An example of a social activity based around families either creating the rocks and then hiding them in public places for others to find or going out together and searching for the rocks. Social media plays a big part in letting people know where the rocks are and when they have been found.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2017.25

Item type

Handcrafts

Themes

People
Social History

Width

47 mm

Height or length

55 mm

Inscriptions and markings

W.A.ROCKS 6112

Keywords

History House Museum

WA Rocks

Year

2017

Statement of significance

MEDIUM
The rock was found by the curator at the front door of, it is part of a social movement where families paint and hide or go searching for these rocks.
The rock is an example of a social activity based around families either creating the rocks and then hiding them in public places for others to find or going out together and searching for the rocks. Social media plays a big part in letting people know where the rocks are and when they have been found.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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