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Object Number 22-29-70/D1691.1
Display Title Coolamans, used for carrying water
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bowl, carved wood, gourd?, round base, oblong, white painted designs, gouge
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms Panton River
Materials Wood, Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 x 33.3 x 18.5 cm (7 11/16 x 13 1/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1691; 22-29-70/D1691.1
Provenance
Collector Mr. Walter Badenach (1922)
Donor Donated by Mrs. Walter Badenach (1922)

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