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Skein made from kangaroo hair
Skein made from kangaroo hair
Object Number 22-29-70/D1707
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
Materials Kangaroo hair
Dimensions Overall: 15.3 x 4 x 4 cm (6 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Mr. Walter Badenach (1922)
Donor Donated by Mrs. Walter Badenach (1922)

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