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Object Number 23-46-70/D1734
Display Title Spinifex gum, unrefined, cuyallie
Descriptions
Inventory Description Raw material, unrefined spinifex gum, cuyallie
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Materials Spinifex gum
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 11 x 8.5 cm (8 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1734
Provenance
Collector E. Clement (1922)
Seller Unknown (2/26/1923)

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