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- Australian Aboriginal peoples
- one of a set of 90 bracelets, late 1800s–1944
- Where object was made: Northwestern Australia
- wood, string, feather, marsupial fur, dye
- Object Diameter: 9 cm largest
Object Diameter: 3 1/2 in largest
Object Diameter: 6.5 cm smallest
Object Diameter: 2 1/2 in smallest - Gift of Karl F. Baldwin
- Not on display
- 2007.2859.32
- Australian Aboriginal peoples
- Open page with bookmarkable url
- Description
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This is one of a set of 90 bangle style bracelets, each made of wood and wrapped with string. The individual bracelets are wrapped with orange, grey, brown or brown and white string. Some are further embellished with tufts of marsupial fur, orange parrot feathers, or downy white feathers.
Six bracelets are decorated with white down.
Four bracelets are decorated with orange and green parrot feathers.
The remaining bracelets are decorated with marsupial fur.