Ornament, head

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Item X 37634 Ornament, head. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1939

Summary

The ornament is worn on the forehead by women in ceremony.

Physical Description

A triangular shaped ornament of kangaroo incisors embedded in beeswax painted with natural pigments. A single strand of vegetable fibre string is attached.

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Object/Medium

Ornament, head
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

1939
Collector

Reverend Thomas T. Webb
Date Collected

1926 - 1930
Object Measurements

140 mm (Length), 120 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
Keywords

Body Decoration
Collection Names

Rev T.T. Webb 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 37634 Ornament, head. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1939

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Object Measurements

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Type of item

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