Belt, Australia, Eastern Arnhem Land

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Item X 97929 Bokngarru | Belt. Rembarrnga. Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1983

Local Name

Bokngarru

Physical Description

A ceremonial dance belt made of vegetable fibre string. Twenty four lengths of string with white feathered tassels secured with beeswax are attached and hang from the front of the belt.

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Object/Medium

Belt
Maker

Djoli Laiwanga
Cultural Groups

Rembarrnga
Locality

Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

1983
Object Measurements

600 mm (Length), 470 mm (Width), 100 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Celebrating culture
Date Made

1983
Maker

Djoli Laiwanga, Northern Territory, Australia
Clan/Language Group

Dalabon
Place Made

Northern Territory, Australia
Indigenous Region

Arnhem, Australia
Keywords

Ceremony
Collection Names

The Christensen Fund 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 97929 Bokngarru | Belt. Rembarrnga. Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 1983

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Place Made

Indigenous Region

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