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Item DT 3564 Wu'a kindanam pintlam | Mineral sample, Container. Wik Mungkan. West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 1933

Local Name

Wu'a kindanam pintlam

Physical Description

A shell containing red ochre.

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Object/Medium

Mineral sample, Container
Maker

Unknown
Cultural Groups

Wik Mungkan
Locality

West Cape York, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

1933
Collector

Donald F. Thomson
Date Collected

/05/1933
Object Measurements

110 mm (Length), 90 mm (Width), 45 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Celebrating culture
Date Made

1933
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Wik-Mungkan
Place Made

Queensland, Australia
Indigenous Region

West Cape, Australia
Keywords

Art, Technology
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 3564 Wu'a kindanam pintlam | Mineral sample, Container. Wik Mungkan. West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 1933

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Place Made

Indigenous Region

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