Summary
This closely looped string bag takes a thick and heavy form, the handle is tightly wrapped along its entire length with vegetable fibre string.
Local Name
djerrh kunyarl manbudbud
Physical Description
Handbag, knotted and looped, with dyed string (purple, brown, yellow, grey) and undyed string. The handbag takes a thick and heavy form. The handle is made of a bundle of string that has been tightly wrapped for its entire length.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Bag
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Maker
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Cultural Groups
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Locality
Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Date Collected
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Fully Extended
290 mm (Length), 30 mm (Width), 580 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life