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Water Bucket

55-17-249

From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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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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