Local Name
Chilara
Physical Description
Forehead band made of fur string which is plastered down with pipe clay so as to form a flat surface which is then decorated with designs in black, yellow and red pigment.
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Object/Medium
Ornament, head
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Locality
Specific locality unrecorded, Desert East, Northern Territory, Australia
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Object Measurements
460 mm (Length), 46 mm (Width), 15 mm (Height)
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Francis J. Gillen, 30 May 1899
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