Local Name
Marwat
Physical Description
A painting kit comprising four brushes of three twigs frayed at one end and a brush of human hair. Two of the twig brushes have red ochre residue, and one has yellow. The human hair is bound to a stick with vegetable fibre.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Brush
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Maker
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Locality
Yirrkala, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fully Extended
123 mm (Length), 21 mm (Width)
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Classification
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Place Made
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Indigenous Region
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands