Indigenous Australian

Carved Trees - Dendroglyphs

Sacred carvings on living and fallen trees.

Carved trees mark significant sites - burial places, ceremonial grounds, territorial boundaries. These living monuments connect the carved design to the tree's spirit and growth. When the tree dies, its carvings become historical records.

The carved tree grows with the carving. They become one thing.

Carving Teaching, Oral Tradition

Carved trees represent a unique form of living, growing art.

Oral Tradition