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Item X 90111 Malga djanggelle or Djerrk | Bag. Rembarrnga. Maningrida, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. pre 1988

Summary

Rembarrnga people refer to string bags by the term malga. The string is very fine and has been spun from the Sand Palm leaf that they call djanggelle.

Local Name

Malga djanggelle or Djerrk

Physical Description

A looped bag made of dyed vegetable fibre string with a simple loop stitch. A multistrand handle of vegetable fibre string is attached on opposite sides of the opening.

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Object/Medium

Bag
Maker

Lena Kala Kala
Cultural Groups

Rembarrnga
Locality

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

pre 1988
Collector

Ms Diane Moon
Date Collected

pre 1988
Object Measurements

350 mm (Length), 235 mm (Width), 10 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Keeping places
Date Made

1980s
Maker

Lena Kala Kala
Clan/Language Group

Rembarrnga
Place Made

Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

Arnhem, Australia
Keywords

Gathering, Household
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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