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Object Number 22-29-70/D1705
Display Title Man's loin cloth or full dress of kangaroo hair
Descriptions
Inventory Description Apron, twisted fur cord straps with knotted center, hanging fur cord fringe
Classification
  • Apron
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Materials Fur
Dimensions Overall: 94 x 20.2 x 2.9 cm (37 x 7 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Mr. Walter Badenach (1922)
Donor Donated by Mrs. Walter Badenach (1922)

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