Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0462-0001 | |
| Category | Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Didgeridoo | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Reserve: Arnhem Land; Yirrkala Mission | |
| Maker's Name | Wandjuk Maarika | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1974 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus (gum) wood; Earth pigments | |
| Description | Didgeridoo made from termite-hollowed eucalyptus bough; Proximal or mouth end of instrument is coated with band of black spinifex (?) gum; Entire exterior of didgeridoo is stained with ochre pigment; Approx. 30% of shaft near distal and is painted with image of turtle and fish in white and yellow-gold earth pigments; Remaining 70% of shaft is varnished or rubbed with animal fat. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 6.9, Length = 125.6 | |