Ornament, arm, Australia, Gulf

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Item X 9303 Ornament, arm. McArthur River, Gulf, Northern Territory, Australia. 1902

Physical Description

A circular armband made of cane overwound with two ply string into which tufts of possum fur have been spun.

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Object/Medium

Ornament, arm
Maker

Unknown
Locality

McArthur River, Gulf, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

1902
Collector

Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer & Francis James Gillen
Date Collected

1901 - 1902
Object Measurements

110 mm (Length), 110 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Celebrating culture
Date Made

1902
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Yanyuwa or Marra
Place Made

McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

Gulf, Australia
Keywords

Body Decoration
Collection Names

Spencer and Gillen Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

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Item X 9303 Ornament, arm. McArthur River, Gulf, Northern Territory, Australia. 1902

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