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Ceremonial objects
Object Number 30-54-70/D3470.2
Display Title Ceremonial objects
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, strands of twisted plant fiber, wrapped and painted, wood ornament
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Arnhem Land, Northeast
Materials Plant fiber, Pigment, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 85.5 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm (33 11/16 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D3470
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Ceremonial objects
30-54-70/D3470.1 Ceremonial objects
Ornament
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Media Restricted
 		30-54-70/D3420 Part of ceremonial headdress
Ornament
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Multi-strand twined cords, bound with 2 carved reeds.
973-11-70/5261 Multi-strand twined cords, bound with 2 carved reeds.
Ornament
Southern Highland?
Belt of cords with beads and bone (?) tassels behind - ceremonial
61-7-30/8239 Belt of cords with beads and bone (?) tassels behind - ceremonial
Raw Material
Ornament
Ponto
Baixao Preto
Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the holiest of objects. Also consulted in case of war.
36-105-70/486 Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the holiest of objects. Also consulted in case of war.
Staff
New Guinea
Diviner's necklace
98-3-50/51351 Diviner's necklace
Necklace
Congo
Ceremonial wood mask with raffia fringe
65-8-50/10713 Ceremonial wood mask with raffia fringe
Mask
Oimbelenge
Cord necklace with 4 blue feathers and beads attached - ceremonial
61-7-30/8287 Cord necklace with 4 blue feathers and beads attached - ceremonial
Ornament
Baixao Preto
Ponto
Ceremonial necklace of nuts and iron rings
34-91-50/794 Ceremonial necklace of nuts and iron rings
Ornament
Kaimosi
Carved ceremonial object
91-6-70/50564 Carved ceremonial object
Ornament
Papua New Guinea
Head band of buriti stalk with olive and blue designs - ceremonial
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Raw Material
Ornament
Ponto
Baixao Preto
Head band of buriti stalk with orange and black designs - ceremonial
61-7-30/8295 Head band of buriti stalk with orange and black designs - ceremonial
Ornament
Raw Material
Ponto
Baixao Preto