Another reflection of the Australian landscape is the etched work on a piece of galvanised iron watertank , below , entitled Ngalkan , 2013, by Gunybi Ganambarr, which comes from the private collection of Ross Bonthorne . It incorporates designs from the artist's homeland in the Northern Territory .
Using corrugated steel , he produced the above piece depicting saltwater meeting freshwater-animals swimming and dancing ; there is a herringbone pattern representing seaweed through which the goanna swims.
Another unusual display consists of knives made by Barry Gardner using the Damascus Steel technique, the origins of which are thought to be in the Middle East , lost in the l6th century . The modern way consists of forge welding various layers of alloys and then folding or twisting to create a new wave like pattern. Several of the knives shown here include recycled files ,sheet steel, bandsaw blades . On the left is a Persian Fighting Knife . Handles are made from ebony, buffalo horn , Boxwood, hessian and resin . Gardner is said to be the largest producer of Damascus Steel in the southern hemisphere.
