Friday, November 25, 2005

tinkil

The snappy gum (tinkil) tree is used by desert people to make coolamons. Timber was harvested from this area near Tarnku. The trees are hollow in the trunk making them perfect for shaping coolamon.

Tinkil ten_four_technology 2005
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