Digging implement, Australia, Gulf

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Item X 49437 Jelga or Tjelka | Digging implement. Mornington Island, Gulf, Queensland, Australia. 1950

Local Name

Jelga or Tjelka

Physical Description

A thin elongated digging stick made from a single piece of hardwood pointed at both ends.

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Object/Medium

Digging implement
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Mornington Island, Gulf, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

1950
Collector

Miss Bain
Date Collected

1950
Object Measurements

230 mm (Length), 15 mm (Width), 10 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Working country
Date Made

1956
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Lardil
Place Made

Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
Indigenous Region

Gulf, Australia
Keywords

Gathering
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 49437 Jelga or Tjelka | Digging implement. Mornington Island, Gulf, Queensland, Australia. 1950

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