Accession No
E 1909.928 B
Description
Headdress - Head ornament worn by members of the "Aranda" (Arunta), who live to the north of the Macdonnell Ranges. A: ornamented with white and black bands
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Northern Territory; Charlotte Waters; Hermannsburg
Period
Source
Hillier, Henry James [collector and donor]; Marten, Robert Humphrey (Dr) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1909.928 B; MAA: E 1909.928; E 1909.928 A; E 1909.928 A-B
Cultural Affliation
T=Aranda; Arunta
Material
Wood; Pigment
Local Term
Tjimbala
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
See note as regards the accumulation of the Hillier and Martin Collection in record E 1909.874; Collected by: Hillier.H.J; Martin in 1908
Event Date 28/4/1993
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Head ornament worn by members of the " Aranda" (Arunta), who live to the north of the Macdonnell Ranges. A: ornamented with white and black bands
Event Date 28/4/1993
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
leaf-shaped stick, pointed at one end, the upper portion decorated with bands of black and white pigment. The end terminates in black gum, with white, silky, flexible fibres projecting from the inside.
Event Date 26/2/2010
Author: maa
FM:327827
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