Water Bucket
55-17-249
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 55-17-249 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tiwi |
Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
Date Made | Before 1954 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Palm Leaf Sheath |
Description | Rectangular bucket, with handle. Made from folded leaf sheath of cabbage palm tree, stitched together at two ends. Handle is continuous with the body of the bucket (cut from bottom of leaf sheath). |
Height | 25.5 cm |
Width | 30 cm |
Depth | 25.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 30 cm |
Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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