Digging implement, Australia, Desert Central

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Item X 88268 Wana | Digging implement. Pitjantjatjara. Katatjuta, Desert Central, Northern Territory, Australia

Local Name

Wana

Physical Description

Digging implement made of a solid straight section of Mulga wood. Circular cross section. Outerbark remains except for both ends. Ends variously taper, handle has a blunt end, working head tapers to a spatula shape. Not fire hardened.

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Object/Medium

Digging implement
Maker

Mary Kai Kai
Cultural Groups

Pitjantjatjara
Locality

Katatjuta, Desert Central, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Collected

1990
Object Measurements

1180 mm (Length), 90 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Working country
Date Made

1990
Maker

Mary Kai Kai
Clan/Language Group

Pitjantjatjara
Place Made

Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

Desert, Australia
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic

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Item X 88268 Wana | Digging implement. Pitjantjatjara. Katatjuta, Desert Central, Northern Territory, Australia

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Locality

Date Collected

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Classification

Date Made

Maker

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Place Made

Indigenous Region

Type of item

Discipline

Category

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