Summary
This object was used a toy that was rolled or pulled along the ground by the string. Buoys or floats attached to a rope during hunting dugong have a very similar form.
Physical Description
A short length of mangrove wood with a groove cut around the centre. A length of vegetable fibre string is wound around the groove and secured with a knot.
Local Name
dhukarr
Significance
Examples of objects made for Aboriginal children to use in play were not commonly collected in the early twentieth century. This is a rare example of this type of toy.
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
Blue Mud Bay, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Cultural Groups
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Object/Medium
Toy
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
200 mm (Length), 45 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
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