Item X 97630 Ngupamurra | Axe, hafted. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1960

Summary

This hafted stone axe is painted with dots on the head using natural pigments. The head is an edge ground stone set into a wooden handle using resin and the handle is bound with vegetable fibre string below the head.

Local Name

Ngupamurra

Physical Description

Mounted ground edge axe on split wooden handle. Entire object covered with red ochre. Axe head decorated with white and yellow dots. MATERIAL: wood; string; ochre; resin. TECHNIQUE: hafted; painted; cemented; ground. CONDITION: Few borer holes in the handle.