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Ball of kangaroo fur string
Ball of kangaroo fur string
Object Number 25-46-70/D2416
Display Title Ball of kangaroo fur string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cord bundle, twisted fur string, light and dark brown
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley / Sunday Island
Additional Geographic Terms King Sound
Materials Fur
Dimensions Overall: 7.6 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm (3 x 2 1/4 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Intermediary Mrs. Walter Badenach (1924)
Seller Unknown (1925)

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