Explore the Current Description of this artwork, Mr. Stringy.
The current Mr. Stringy is located at Dead Horse Flat on a remote and isolated section of the Great Alpine Road alongside the Tambo River in East Gippsland, at an elevation of 203 m (666 ft). The nearest habitation is the small farming community of Tambo Crossing, some 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the sculpture, with the nearest population centres being the small towns of Ensay 12 km (7.5 mi) north, and Bruthen 39 km (24 mi) south.The current Mr. Stringy is carved from a single timber log, with an over-large head and torso but without legs or arms. The wood used is probably a piece of durable box or stringybark, from which the name was possibly derived.Mr. Stringy stands 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) tall above ground, with a further 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) buried below. He has a diameter of 0.40 m (1 ft 4 in) and a circumference of 1.325 m (4 ft 4.2 in). The carved head, neck, and shoulders take up half of the height above ground, with the remainder being the undifferentiated torso. The face area has been flattened from the natural curve of the log, and has carved eye sockets and the remains of a nose, which has possibly been lost at some time by weathering or by vandalism.
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