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In the Central Tablelands of southeastern Australia’s Wiradjuri Country, the tough exterior bark of a yellow box tree, a type of eucalyptus, has been chiseled away to create a smooth canvas into which geometric patterns have been etched. Undulating parallel lines emanate outward from a diamond shape that wraps around a portion of the tree. Marked or carved trees such as this one are called marara by the area’s Wiradjuri people. Marara are part of a broader tradition of modifying trees for pr
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