Summary
Containers are made from a single sheet of bark that is folded and at times strengthened by binding or stitching. In this instance the ends have been secured by pleating the ends and piercing them with a pointed stick to hold its form. These were either made quickly on the spot for a single use and then discarded, or might be kept and reused over time like this one that appears quite robust.
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Kuntan
Physical Description
A single sheet of bark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta) folded and pleated at either end. A single pointed stick is skewered through the pleated ends.
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250 mm (Length), 210 mm (Width), 115 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.