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Item X 51347 Belt. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1937

Summary

These belts made with human hair string are the type usually worn by men. James Ponder collected this belt during a short stay at Milingimbi mission in May 1937. Mrs Ella Shepherdson recorded in her diary that on Tuesday 25 May 'Mr Ponder [had] gone out to Rabuma for a few days' and noted that he returned to Milingimbi on Saturday 29 May.

Physical Description

A belt made of human hair string overwound at either end and painted with red ochre and white dots.

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Object/Medium

Belt
Maker

Unknown
Locality

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

1937
Collector

Mr James B. Ponder
Date Collected

1937
Object Measurements

860 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
Keywords

Body Decoration
Collection Names

Harry R. Balfour 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 51347 Belt. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1937

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