Summary
The painted bark belts like this one were typically worn by men in Arnhem Land.
Physical Description
A circular band of bark with eyelets stitched with vegetable fibre string at either end.
Local Name
bumbal
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Donald Thomson, Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands
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Acquisition Information
Long-term Loan from University of Melbourne (The), 28 Mar 1973
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Acknowledgement
The Donald Thomson Collection. On loan to Museum Victoria from The University of Melbourne.
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Maker
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Date Produced
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Collector
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Date Collected
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Locality
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Object/Medium
Belt
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
260 mm (Length), 205 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
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