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Object Number
58-55-70/3875
Display Title
Painted bark container
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bag, rectangular, bark panels stitched with plant fiber, painted designs, resin
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tiwi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
/
Melville Islands
Materials
Bark, Pigment, Plant fiber, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 25.3 x 39.5 x 28.1 cm (9 15/16 x 15 9/16 x 11 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
58-55-70/3875; 58-5#-70/3###
Provenance
Collector
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
(April 1954-October 1954)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Eliot Elisofon
(10/28/1958-6/12/1959)
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