Summary
Paint brushes are made from simple sticks like this one frayed at one end, with strands of human hair or feathers, like this one used by Yolngu artists to make fine lines.
Local Name
butju
Physical Description
Feathers attached to a short thin stick bound with vegetable fibre.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Brush
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Locality
Caledon Bay, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Object Measurements
90 mm (Length), 5 mm (Width), 5 mm (Height)
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Indigenous Region
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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.