Accession No
2003.1
Description
Metal tin with text and brightly coloured images in red, yellow, black and white on the outside. The tin originally contained ‘Koh-Kae Peanuts coconut cream flavour’. It now contains powdered red ochre pigment, for painting on rock.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait
Period
Source
Repu, Cygnet [collector and donor]; via McNiven, Ian
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2003.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Aluminium; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
89mm x 85mm x 89mm
Events
Context (Amendments / updates)
(bio): This object was donated to the Museum by the artist Cygnet Repu, via Ian McNiven.
Event Date 26/4/2005
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Metal tin with text and brightly coloured images in red, yellow, black and white on the outside. The tin originally contained ‘Koh-Kae Peanuts coconut cream flavour’. It now contains powdered red ochre pigment, for painting on rock.
Event Date 26/4/2005
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Andrews Gallery, Pacific Archaeology case, from March 2020.
Event Date 10/8/2020
Author: rachel hand
FM:265051
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