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CAS 0202-0021 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Hair ornament | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | North Central region | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Resin; Human hair; Kangaroo teeth | |
| Description | Ornament worn over forehead by women, consisting of 4 flattened masses of resin, each having 3 kangaroo teeth inserted along one edge and short length of human hair extending from opposite edge; Lengths of hair of each are joined together to form larger mass of hair. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 17.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0423-0059 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Central Australia, near Alice Springs | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bark; Plant fiber; Feathers | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 28.2, Max Diam = 26.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0423-0060 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Reserve: Arnhem Land | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bark; Plant fiber; Feathers; Clay or mud | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 59.0, Max Diam = ca. 20.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0555-0004 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Western Australia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Dampierland, near town of Derby | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Baobab (Adansonia gregorii) seed | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 9.8, Length = 16.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0555-0005 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Western Australia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Dampierland, near town of Derby | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Baobab (Adansonia gregorii) seed; Plastic beads | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 10.3, Length = 16.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0555-0006 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Western Australia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Dampierland, near town of Derby | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Baobab (Adansonia gregorii) seed | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 10.0, Length = 17.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0145-0158 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory? | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Australia | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant material | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 37.3, Max Diam = ca. 15.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0545-0001 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Reserve: Arnhem Land; Maningrida | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cabbage palm; Bamboo | |
| Description | Irregularly shaped carrying basket with flat base and vertical, flaring sides; Made from single cabbage palm leaf whose ends are folded up and overlapped, then lashed with thin bamboo strips; Spine of palm leaf extends naturally from rim at one end of basket and is folded over and attached at opposite rim to form carrying handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.5, Width = 24.5, Length = 24.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0545-0003 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Dilly bag | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Reserve: Arnhem Land; Milingimbi | |
| Maker's Name | Mayawalan | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber; Earth pigments; Native cordage | |
| Description | Cylindrical bag with rounded bottom and vertical sides; Woven entirely in open, 2-strand twining with several rows of close-spaced twining just below midlevel height; Warp fibers are clipped at rim; Final 3 rows of twining are reinforced with continuous running stitch of native cordage looped along rim; Bundle of 7 cordage fibers are tied on interior of basket at two places to form carrying strap; Exterior of bag is lightly smeared with ochre. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 51.0, Max Diam = ca. 23.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0545-0004 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Dilly bag | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Reserve: Arnhem Land; Maningrida | |
| Maker's Name | Mulka Mulka | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber; Native cordage | |
| Description | Cylindrical bag with rounded bottom and vertical sides; Woven entirely in open, 2-strand twining with several rows of close-spaced twining just below midlevel height; Warp fibers are clipped at rim; Final 3 rows of twining are reinforced with continuous running stitch of native cordage looped along rim; Bundle of 4 to 6 cordage fibers are tied on interior of basket at two places to form carrying strap. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.2, Max Diam = 11.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0545-0007 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | String bag | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Reserve: Arnhem Land; Milingimbi | |
| Maker's Name | Miningal | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bark string | |
| Description | Carrying bag of truncated triangular shape with convex bottom, tapering sides, and concave upper edge that is reinforced with several heavy cords enclosed within the looped weft fibers; Bag is woven entirely of 2-ply cordage in a looped netting technique; Bundle of 6 to 7 cordage fibers are looped to the upper corners of the bag, forming the carrying handle; Exterior of bag is painted on front and back with several horizontal stripes and series of vertical stripes in ochre. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 62.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 46.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0103-0001 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | String bag | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Reserve: Arnhem Land | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1920 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bark string | |
| Description | Rectangular carrying bag woven entirely of native cordage in a looped netting technique; Final row of loops around opening at top are looped around single cord; Bundle of 3 to 5 2-ply cords are tied to upper corners of bag, forming carrying strap; Design on bag consists of alternate light and dark brown bands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 24.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 29.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0007-0002 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Strap | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine, Anindilyakwa Tribe | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Angurugu; Island: Groote Eylandt | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Grass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 106.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0084 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Queensland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Bamboo; Earth pigments | |
| Description | Large basket made from single sheet of eucalyptus bark folded in half along bottom and lashed together along sides with eucalyptus bark strips; Vertical sides rise to circular rim which is coil-wrapped with bamboo strips in herringbone pattern; Exterior is painted all over in black and over-painted on both sides with three vertical panels of geometric and fine line patterns in white, black, red, and yellow pigments. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 20.0, Max Diam = 17.6, Length = 46.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0545-0002 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine, Tiwi Tribe | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Bathurst Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1976 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Bamboo; Earth pigments | |
| Description | Large basket made from single hour glass-shaped sheet of eucalyptus bark folded in half along bottom and lashed together along sides with bamboo strips; Vertical sides rise to circular rim, half of which is coil-wrapped with bamboo strips in herringbone pattern; Exterior is painted all over with red ochre and over-painted with black diamond lattice pattern; Diamond shapes within lattice pattern are alternately stippled in white or yellow pigments. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 52.5, Max Diam = 36.6, Length = 66.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0545-0014 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carved figure (standing woman) | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine, Tiwi Tribe | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Melville Island | |
| Maker's Name | Paddy Teeampi | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Ochre; Earth pigments | |
| Description | 3-dimensional carved figure of standing nude female; Her handless arms are held at her sides and her footless legs are attached to a solid base; Breasts and genital area are carved in detail; Facial features are carved minimally; Entire figure is painted in red, white, black, and yellow. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.3, Depth = 11.8, Length = 90.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2018-0006-0029 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Earth pigments | |
| Description | Australian aboriginal wood carving; Four-tiered wooden carving, with two solid cylindrical segments separated by two-pronged segments; The lower two-pronged segment connects with the cylindrical segments while the upper two-pronged segment rests on a cylindrical segment but is open at the top; Cylindrical areas are painted with all-over cross-hatched pattern in red, white, yellow and black; Design panels on these portions are segments by a vertical band of black dots bordered in thick black lines; “Leg†segments are painted entirely in brick red. Unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 35.6, Max Diam = 6.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0004-0086 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Wooden bull-roarer-shaped carving; Flat, oblong shield painted on one side in traditional Australian aboriginal style of small dots in red, blue, and yellow; Top and bottom are decorated with parallel horizontal lines of yellow dots against a red background; Middle of board shows two horizontal ovals on either side of a ring of concentric circles, all painted in red outlined with yellow dots, against a background of red and blue dots; Reverse of piece is painted solid red and has a label affixed which reads “D.P.A. Hunting for Food Within the Artist Ceremonial Dreaming.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.8, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 34.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0011 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving (bird) | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Arnhem Land | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Carving in the form of a bird perched on a wooden stand, all carved from a single piece of wood; Bird has small head and is shown with its wings folded under; Entire carving is painted with a rust-brown pigment, and then designs are shallowly carved on its surfaces to reveal the underlying light color of the wood; The outline of a turtle is carved on the bird's chest and painted black, while a row of three birds with long necks and long beaks with white heads and black bodies and a snake with white dots on its body are carved on the bird's back against a background of hachure lines. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 23.1, Width = 7.7, Depth = 8.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0007 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving (snake) | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Arnhem Land; Village: Numbulwar Mission | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Snake figure carved from long, straight piece of wood with slightly convex surfaces on top and bottom and several undulations along each side; One end is constricted to form the snake's large head and the opposite end tapers to form the tail; Upper surface of the snake's body is painted rust brown and the remainder of its body is painted black; Rust brown area on snake's back is shallowly carved to reveal the underlying original light color of the wood, leaving images of a snake and a lizard in the areas that are not carved; Eyes and mouth are also shallowly carved on snake's head. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Thickness = 2.8, Length = 51.3 | |
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