Your cart is currently empty!
Stone Axe III, 2007
$360.00
This story comes from Stone Hill Country a place called Nilipidji, out near Numbulwar in the Northern Territory. We used to have stone axe for cutting sugarbag and cutting meat – like a knife. It’s really special that stone axe and that stone. We sing that song for the stone axe and we dance that song for the country. It’s one of my totems. You never have seen a stone axe like that one before. There are black stones and yellow stones found in other places, but this place here in Stone Hill Country, this stone axe is really white and really shiny and real sharp. Today, people don’t know how to cut that blade. They used to sing that song and without that song the thing (stone axe) doesn’t work. Only the old people know how to make it, and they have passed on. It’s really special to us and the blade costs a lot of money. We sell the blade and get a lot of money for it. It’s our totem, that stone axe. It’s really secret too.
Sold
Related Artworks
Artwork enquiry form
Djilpin Arts Shipping policy
Shipping price included in price of work. Will ship within 14 days of purchase from Katherine NT.
Djilpin Arts Refund policy
Will refund only if artwork arrives damaged or is not the work ordered.
Djilpin Arts Return policy
Tarnanthi Art fair & Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation takes no responsibility for the negotiation, coordination or distribution of freight and shipping of purchases made at the 2024 online Tarnanthi Art fair. Items customers wish to purchase may require an additional quote from the Art Centre/Vendor for freight which will be charged separately.
Shipping and freight costs are not included in the advertised purchase price unless this is stipulated at the point of purchase of the item by the Art Centre/Vendor.
If shipping and freight costs are not stipulated at point of purchase, all shipping and freight costs must be arranged directly with the Art Centre/Vendor from where the purchase was made.
If multiple items are purchased from different Art Centres/Vendors in the same transaction, customers must arrange shipping with each Art Centre/Vendor.
This product is sold by a third-party seller and they are responsible for their product, the content of their listing and any exchanges of return of their product.
All products sold by third-parties are subject to the guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law.
