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Title

Needle (for sewing bark)

circa 1950s

Artist

Unknown

Australia

Details

Place where the work was made

Central Arnhem Land → Northern Territory → Australia

Date

circa 1950s

Media category

Sculpture

Materials used

kangaroo bone, fibre string, fibre

Dimensions

15.0 x 2.2 cm

Signature & date

Not signed. Not dated.

Credit

Purchased 1962

Location

Not on display

Accession number

IA156.1962

Artist information

Unknown

Works in the collection

730

Place

Where the work was made
Central Arnhem Land