Ornament, arm, Australia, West Cape York

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Item X 86578 punth niich | Ornament, arm. Aurukun, West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. c.1980

Summary

This type of armband was customarily given to a man by a woman.

Local Name

punth niich

Physical Description

A band overwound with vegetable fibre string and joined with resin to form a circle. It has an appendage or tassel of grey and white feathers attached at one point.

More Information

Object/Medium

Ornament, arm
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Aurukun, West Cape York, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

c.1980
Object Measurements

110 mm (Length), 75 mm (Width), 45 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Celebrating culture
Date Made

1980s
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Wik/Winda Winda
Place Made

Aurukun, Queensland, Australia
Indigenous Region

West Cape, Australia
Keywords

Body Decoration
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 86578 punth niich | Ornament, arm. Aurukun, West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. c.1980

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Physical Description

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Maker

Locality

Date Produced

Object Measurements

Classification

Date Made

Maker

Clan/Language Group

Place Made

Indigenous Region

Keywords

Type of item

Discipline

Category

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