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Item DT 2937 Ratjpa | Mineral sample. Djambarrpuyngu. Elcho Island, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1935

Summary

This parcel contains the highly prized pigment called ratjpa that is a pinkish or purplish colour and has a strong natural sheen. Its is sourced from a limited area and traded across eastern Arnhem Land. This bundle is most likely a trade parcel.

Local Name

Ratjpa

Physical Description

A sample of natural pigment wrapped in a sheet of paperbark and bound with vegetable fibre string.

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Object/Medium

Mineral sample
Maker

Unknown
Cultural Groups

Djambarrpuyngu
Locality

Elcho Island, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

1935
Collector

Donald F. Thomson
Date Collected

27/09/1935
Object Measurements

255 mm (Length), 125 mm (Width), 80 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Keeping places
Date Made

1935
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Djambarrpuyngu
Place Made

Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

Arnhem, Australia
Keywords

Art, Trade
Acquisition Information

Long-term Loan from The University of Melbourne, 28 Mar 1973
Collection Names

Donald Thomson Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Acknowledgement

The Donald Thomson Collection. On loan to Museum Victoria from The University of Melbourne.

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Item DT 2937 Ratjpa | Mineral sample. Djambarrpuyngu. Elcho Island, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1935

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