Summary
A "Bush" football made at Utopia in the style of a Sherrin football. It represents the dedication to Australian Rules football in Aboriginal communities.
Physical Description
A football made of paperbark, bush string, twine, acrylic paint football. It is an elliptical shape with rounded ends, a textured surface finished from layers of wrapped string; painted with red and black stripes.
Significance
This football was specifically commissioned from Motorbike Paddy Ngal of Utopia by the museum's contemporary collection.
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Sporting equipment
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Object Measurements
190 mm (Length), 155 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life