Summary
This utensil is a 'mop' made for eating honey or 'sugarbag' as it is known. The honey would be collected in a bark container and the mop dipped into it.
Local Name
Gun-gugalambicha
Physical Description
A length of stick frayed at one end.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Eating utensil
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Maker
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Locality
Cape Stewart, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Date Produced
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Date Collected
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Object Measurements
305 mm (Length), 205 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)
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Classification
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Date Made
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Clan/Language Group
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Place Made
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Indigenous Region
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Keywords
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References
[Book] 1992. Women's work: Aboriginal women's artefacts in the Museum of Victoria.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands
