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Item X 83649 kuuy apachan | Fibre. Wik Mungkan. Aurukun, West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 1980

Summary

This fibre is taken from the aerial roots of a Ficus species. It is called "man's string" and used unspun by men for binding

Local Name

kuuy apachan

Physical Description

A bundle of fibre made from aerial roots of a Ficus species.

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Object/Medium

Fibre
Cultural Groups

Wik Mungkan
Locality

Aurukun, West Cape York, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

1980
Object Measurements

150 mm (Length), 65 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
Keywords

Manufacturing
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 83649 kuuy apachan | Fibre. Wik Mungkan. Aurukun, West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 1980

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Date Produced

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