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Object Number 30-54-70/D3416
Display Title Wangurri clan totem
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, flat, rectangular, each end two-pronged, cordage wrapped, polychrome
Classification
  • Carving
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 77.6 x 4.7 x 1.5 cm (30 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-3416
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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