Summary
This is a dugong rope with a float attached. It would be secured to the pin on a harpoon that would detach when a dugong is hit. The float and string would then show where the dugong heads before being caught by the hunters.
Local Name
raki balwakmirri
Physical Description
A length of rope made of Brachychiton paradoxum with a metal pin attached at one end. A light wooden float is also attached.
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Harpoon
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Object Measurements
390 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width), 100 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.