Local Name
Alhalkere
Physical Description
Nose bone made from the hollow bone (radius) of a bird's wing. One end is tipped with porcupine grass resin, the other has a tail tip of the rabbit- kangaroo inserted into it.
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Object/Medium
Ornament, nose
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Locality
Specific locality unrecorded, Desert East, Northern Territory, Australia
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Object Measurements
240 mm (Length), 25 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
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Indigenous Region
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References
[Book] 1992. Women's work: Aboriginal women's artefacts in the Museum of Victoria.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Francis J. Gillen, 30 May 1899
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