Kalti Paarti - emu egg carving - first became popular in Australia in the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists practised the art and carving continues today with artists depicting animals, people and traditional scenes - here a young boy and an emu on one side and The Queen on the other.

Ken Ward is a non-Aboriginal artist, who previously worked as stockman-jackaroo and overseer on sheep and cattle properties in New South Wales and Queensland. He collaborated closely with many Aboriginal stockmen while learning to carve emu eggs.