Waist ornament, Australia, Central Arnhem Land

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Item X 37723 bal-pal-gudurrku | Headdress. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. pre 1931

Summary

This is made from feathers that are bunched together at the base and set in resin. A a single strand of vegetable fibre is embedded in the resin to form a handle.

Local Name

bal-pal-gudurrku

Physical Description

A head ornament possibly made of brolga feathers embedded in resin, probably beeswax. It has a length of vegetable fibre string attached to the end.

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Object/Medium

Headdress
Maker

Unknown
Locality

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

pre 1931
Collector

Reverend Thomas T. Webb
Date Collected

1926 - 1930
Object Measurements

725 mm (Length), 390 mm (Width), 135 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Celebrating culture
Date Made

1929
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Not Recorded
Place Made

Milingimbi, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

Arnhem, Australia
Keywords

Ceremony
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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