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Catalog Number	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

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

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

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 2022-0002-0079
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Australian Aborigine
Global Region	Australia
Country	Australia
State/Prov./Dist.	Queensland
County
Other Geographic Data	Northern Queensland
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 18.4, Max Diam = 45.1

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

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

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

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
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
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

Catalog Number	CAS 2019-0004-0086
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving
Culture	Australian Aborigine
Global Region	Australia
Country	Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
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

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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