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Item DT 4676 Piti | Container. Pintupi. Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia

Local Name

Piti

Physical Description

Coolamon made from metal. Shape is oblong and concavo-convex.

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Object/Medium

Container
Maker

Unrecorded
Cultural Groups

Pintupi
Locality

Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia
Collector

Donald F. Thomson
Date Collected

1957-1963
Object Measurements

270 mm (Length), 180 mm (Width), 70 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Working country
Date Made

1957
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Pintupi
Place Made

Western Desert, Western Australia, Australia
Indigenous Region

Desert, Australia
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 4676 Piti | Container. Pintupi. Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia

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