Summary
A wad of beeswax that is used to set shell discs to the ends of spearthrowers and used to make smoking pipes. It was "greased" to prevent it sticking.
Physical Description
A wad of beeswax.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Donald Thomson, Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands
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Acquisition Information
Long-term Loan from University of Melbourne (The), 28 Mar 1973
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Acknowledgement
The Donald Thomson Collection. On loan to Museum Victoria from The University of Melbourne.
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Date Produced
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Collector
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Date Collected
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Locality
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Cultural Groups
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Object/Medium
Resin
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
180 mm (Length), 45 mm (Width), 45 mm (Height)
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