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Object Number
20-42-70/D1313
Display Title
Nut of the boab tree carved by natives
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Nut, whole, oblong, engravings of zoomorphs and other designs on exterior, cracked, tapered at one end, short wooden stem protruding from other end, contents loose
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Additional Geographic Terms
Derby, inland from
Materials
Seed pod , Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 19.2 × 10.4 × 10.4 cm (7 9/16 × 4 1/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D 1313
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. M. J. Brandmarch
Seller
Donated by
Unknown
(1920)
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