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Object Number
22-29-70/D1706
Display Title
Skein made from kangaroo hair
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Cordage, bundle of spun fur, twisted into cordage
Classification
- Cords
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Materials
Kangaroo hair
Dimensions
Overall: 52.8 x 3 x 2.3 cm (20 13/16 x 1 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Walter Badenach
(1922)
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. Walter Badenach
(1922)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-29-70/D1707 | Skein made from kangaroo hair |
Cords
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 25-46-70/D2416 | Ball of kangaroo fur string |
Cords
|
Western Australia
Sunday Island | |
| 22-29-70/D1705 | Man's loin cloth or full dress of kangaroo hair |
Apron
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2414 | Hair string with kangaroo teeth |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
| 22-29-70/D1704 | Wild cat's fur, dark color |
Cords
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2413 | Hair belt, shell pendant and fur string |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
| 42-28-30/4552 | Yarn skein |
Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4002 | Skein of human hairstrings |
Shaft, modified
Cords |
Wallal
Western Australia | |
| 2003.1.2525 | Cord, skein of fine buff vegetable fiber |
Cords
| ||
| 48-51-70/2964 | Cocoanut cord (auw) made by left-handed man |
Cords
|
Yap Islands
| |
| 23-46-70/D1732.1 | Cordage made from spinifex fiber |
Cords
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
|
| 23-46-70/D1732.2 | Cordage made from spinifex fiber |
Cords
|
Kimberley
|