Ornament, neck, Australia, Central Arnhem Land

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Item X 90086 Balirr | Ornament, neck. Gune Dangbon. Yayminji, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. pre 1988

Summary

This necklace is made of string made from the bark of the Kurrajong and the pendant is kangaroo incisors set with beeswax or bidi.

Local Name

Balirr

Physical Description

A necklace made of a multiple strands of string made from Kurrajong fibre. A pendant of kangaroo teeth embedded in beeswax painted with red ochre is attached.

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Object/Medium

Ornament, neck
Maker

Alice Gundaburrburr
Cultural Groups

Gune Dangbon
Locality

Yayminji, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

pre 1988
Collector

Ms Diane Moon
Date Collected

pre 1988
Object Measurements

360 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Celebrating culture
Date Made

about 1988
Maker

Alice Gundaburrburr
Clan/Language Group

Gune Dangbon
Place Made

Yayminji, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

Arnhem, Australia
Keywords

Material Culture
Collection Names

Maningrida Fibre Collection
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 90086 Balirr | Ornament, neck. Gune Dangbon. Yayminji, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. pre 1988

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Place Made

Indigenous Region

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