Digging implement, Australia, Desert Central

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Item X 86820 Tjutinypa | Digging implement. Pitjantjatjara. Wingellina, Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia. c.1985

Local Name

Tjutinypa

Physical Description

Digging implement made of Mulga wood. Circular in cross-section, tapering to ends which are gently rounded. Stick has a smooth finish.

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Object/Medium

Digging implement
Maker

Kunytjil Cooper
Cultural Groups

Pitjantjatjara
Locality

Wingellina, Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia
Date Produced

c.1985
Collector

Gaye Sculthorpe
Date Collected

/05/1985
Object Measurements

1080 mm (Length), 50 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height), 1.2 kg (Weight)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Working country
Date Made

1985
Maker

Kunytjil Cooper
Clan/Language Group

Pitjantjatjara
Place Made

Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
Indigenous Region

Desert, Australia
References

[Book] 1992. Women's work: Aboriginal women's artefacts in the Museum of Victoria.
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic

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Item X 86820 Tjutinypa | Digging implement. Pitjantjatjara. Wingellina, Desert Central, Western Australia, Australia. c.1985

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Place Made

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