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Object Number
23-46-70/D1752
Display Title
Decorated egg, dimboo, of emu, tanburra
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, emu egg with engravings of zoomorphs and other designs, two small round perforations, one perforation at each end
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Materials
Eggshell
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm (5 1/16 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-1752
Provenance
Collector
E. Clement
(1922)
Seller
Unknown
(2/26/1923)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.35458 | Decorated egg, dimboo, of emu (23-46-70/D1752) |
Photographic
|
Kimberley
| |
| 2004.24.35457 | Decorated egg, dimboo, of emu (23-46-70/D1752) |
Photographic
|
Kimberley
| |
| 2004.24.33569A | Egg/ Emu egg |
Australia
| ||
| 2004.24.33569B | Egg/ Emu egg |
Australia
| ||
| 23-46-70/D1748.1 | Murrindi, emu feather ornament |
Ornament
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
| 23-46-70/D1748.4 | Murrindi, emu feather ornament |
Ornament
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
| 23-46-70/D1748.3 | Murrindi, emu feather ornament |
Ornament
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
|
| 23-46-70/D1748.2 | Murrindi, emu feather ornament |
Ornament
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 23-46-70/D1747.2 | Guarru of emu feathers |
Ornament
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 23-46-70/D1747.1 | Guarru of emu feathers |
Ornament
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 47-13-50/6945 | Bead, ostrich egg shell, 2 perforations |
Bead
|
Jebel Moya
| |
| 20-42-70/D1313 | Nut of the boab tree carved by natives |
Ornament
|
Kimberley
Western Australia |