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A Myth of the Ancestral Being, Barama2940/1

Bark painting on a roughly rectangular piece of slightly warped reddish-brown bark. The top is entirely covered with the painted image in yellow, black and white on a dark red ground. The image is divided into six panels. The upper centre panel shows two black possums on either side of the trunk of a tree. The four corner panels each show a pair of vertical yellow and black possums. The bottom centre panel shows two women facing a tree trunk. Above the upper panels is a horizontal panel of wavy lines. The upper and lower ends each finish with a short black band. The reverse is plain bark.

Culture
Australian: Manggalilji
Made in
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1590

Plain wood boomerang that has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. Same texture on both sides. At each end along the the concave edge and at the elbow toward the middle, the colour of the wood goes from lightest yellow-brown to darkest red-brown to dark brown. On the opposite edge of the elbow, on the concave edge, there is a wood knot that goes through from one side to the other.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
New South Wales, Australia ? or Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1317

Rectangular with one flat end and one rounded end, which forms the bottom of the bag; undecorated; loop handle of twisted rope with another rope coiled around it.

Culture
Australian
Material
grass
Made in
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GrindstoneC1706

Oval-shaped grindstone with two flat surfaces, one on top, one on the bottom and rounded sides.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone
Made in
Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScraperC1707

Scraper (horse-hoof type) made of light brown stone with small sparkly minerals. Roughly shaped with many angular sides. Inscription on side.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone
Made in
Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1586

Shield's front side has two sets of four parallel v-shaped lines pointing towards centre of shield connected by two sets of four straight parallel lines that run along the sides of the shield, and on the other end, one more set of four parallel v-shaped lines that point towards the centre of the shield. Inner side has been carved out at centre to form a handle, but is otherwise undecorated.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
New South Wales, Australia ? or Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1587

Plain brown wood boomerang that has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. Same texture on both sides. From one end to the other, the colour of the wood goes from darker and along the concave edge to lighter.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
New South Wales, Australia ? or Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1588

Spear thrower with carved finial that is decorated with small white triangles. Loop of braided cord knotted around centre of shaft.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, plant fibre and pigment ?
Made in
New South Wales, Australia ? or Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1589

One end is pointed and bulbous with lighter band of colour. The shaft is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
New South Wales, Australia ? or Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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