Summary
A miniature dugout canoe made for a young boy.
This canoe was collected from the camp of the Madarrpa leader, Mundukul, also known as Kandarang. Donald Thomson noted that it had only been given to one of Mundukul had little sons two days before. The bark painter Marirra Marawili came to the museum in 2004 and identified that he was one of two sons of Mundukul who would have been about two or three years of age at the time of Donald Thomson's visit. So this canoe could have belonged to Marirra.
Local Name
lippa lippa
Physical Description
A small wooden canoe made from a single piece of wood.
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Model canoe
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Locality
Blue Mud Bay, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Object Measurements
480 mm (Length), 40 mm (Width), 45 mm (Height)
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Acquisition Information
Long-term Loan from The University of Melbourne, 28 Mar 1973
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Acknowledgement
The Donald Thomson Collection. On loan to Museum Victoria from The University of Melbourne.