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Carved Wood Panel - 'My Life', Eva Schubert, 1996

Carved wood panel, made by Eva Schubert, 1996. It depicts the artist's life in bas-relief. Eva Schubert was born in the northern German part of the former Czechoslovakia in 1922. After ...

From: Nunawading, Australia Images: 2
Kilim - Sabir Bagdas, Kurdish, circa 1993-1994

This Kilim or Carpet Rug was made by Mrs Sabir Bagdas, circa 1993 - 1994. Sabir is a Kurdish weaver, born in 1898, who immigrated to Australia in the 1980s. The motifs, colours, tools ...

From: Preston, Australia Images: 5
Foot Stove - Yoka Van Den brink, Hindeloopen, 1994

Alternative Name(s): Foot Warmer Hindeloopen, foot stove, made by Yoka Van Den Brink in Newport, Victoria, in 1994. The small, portable, wooden box is painted in 'Weekly' colours, terr ...

From: Newport, Australia Images: 6
Artwork - Kurdish Refugees of the Gulf War, Hasan Bagdas, 1993

Kurdish Refugees of the Gulf War by Hasan Bagdas, 1993. Hasan Bagdas is a Kurdish artist from Turkey who arrived in Australia as a refugee in 1973 following severe oppression from the T ...

From: Preston, Australia Images: 1
Fabric - Anita Apinis-Herman, Latvian, Nica Region, Red, Melbourne, circa 1995

Length of Red Fabric, with traditional design from the Nica Region of Latvia, made by Anita Apinis-Herman, circa 1995. Anita is second generation Latvian weaver, she was taught by her m ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
Woven Rug - Anita Apinis-Herman, Latvian, Zemgale Region, Rosepath, Canberra, circa 1979

Woven Rug, featuring a typically Latvian pattern called Rosepath, which is used in the Zemgale national dress. Woven on a table loom by Anita Apinis-Herman, circa 1979. Anita is second ...

From: Canberra, Australia Images: 3
Boat Shuttle - Ervin Apinis, With Rollers, Wooden, Parkes, circa 1950

Boat Shuttle with rollers, made by Ervin Apinis, circa 1950 in Parkes, New South Wales. Ervin made the shuttle for his wife Anna at the Parkes Holding Centre in NSW when the couple firs ...

From: Parkes, Australia Images: 1
Hat - Coolie, circa 1860

Alternative Name(s): Straw Hat Wide brimmed coolie-type hat, made from cane and other vegetable matter. The hat, together with basket (SH 90.659) and Chinese field coat (SH 90.661), ha ...

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Boat Shuttle - Wooden, Memmingen, Germany, circa 1945

Boat Shuttle, hand made in the Memmingen Displaced Persons Camp in Germany, between 1945 and 1950. Used by both Anna and Anita Apinis in their weaving. Anna brought the shuttle with her ...

From: Memmingen, Germany Images: 1
Fabric - Anna Apinis, Latvian, Zemgale Region, Black, New South Wales, circa 1990

Piece of woven fabric, using traditional Latvian patterns from the Zemgale region with a contemporary colour scheme. Woven by Anna Apinis, circa 1990-1995 on a hand made draw loom using ...

From: Revesby, Australia Images: 3