Ornament, arm, Australia, North

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Item X 18982 Ornament, arm, Yarirringa, Tiwi, Bathurst Island, North, Northern Territory, Australia, 1910

Summary

This interlaced armband is typical of the form made and worn across Arnhem Land.

Physical Description

A circular interlaced armband made of 'jungle' vine.

Local Name

Yarirringa

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Collection Names

Baldwin Spencer Collection
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands
Maker

Unknown
Date Produced

1910
Collector

Sir Walter B. Spencer
Date Collected

1911
Date Made

1912
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Tiwi
Place Made

Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

North, Australia
Locality

Bathurst Island, North, Northern Territory, Australia
Cultural Groups

Tiwi
Object/Medium

Ornament, arm
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Celebrating culture
Category

Indigenous Collections
Discipline

Anthropology
Type of item

Object
Object Measurements

80 mm (Length), 75 mm (Width), 10 mm (Height)
Keywords

Body Decoration

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Item X 18982 Ornament, arm, Yarirringa, Tiwi, Bathurst Island, North, Northern Territory, Australia, 1910

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