Canoe Sail, Central Arnhem Land

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Item X 90282 Dumala | Canoe sail. Gorrong Gorrong, Burarra. Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1989

Summary

This rectangular sail made from pandanus is the type that was made to use on the lippa lippa, a large wooden dugout canoe. Its shape resembles the sails on Macassan praus that came annually to the Arnhem Land coasts in large fleets to harvest trepang or beche de mer (commonly known as a "sea cucumber").

Local Name

Dumala

Physical Description

A canoe sail made of pandanus using the twining technique.

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Object/Medium

Canoe sail
Maker

Happy Wudjarra
Cultural Groups

Gorrong Gorrong, Burarra
Locality

Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

1989
Collector

Ms Diane Moon
Date Collected

1989
Object Measurements

3400 mm (Length), 2440 mm (Height), 360 mm (Outside Diameter)
With frill to side.
Keywords

Watercraft, Transport
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 90282 Dumala | Canoe sail. Gorrong Gorrong, Burarra. Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1989

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