Nunggalawi

Hand Spun Bush String Head Band

Dooley? Nunggalawi-Handspun Bush String head band

Maiali language group.

Manyalaluk, Katherine Region, Northern Territory, Australia.

Label from Mimi Aboriginal Arts & Crafts Pty. Ltd.:

November 3, 1982

Code: C4/508 (or C41508)

Certificate: Nunggalawi, Bush String Head Band

Bush string is made from bark stripped from sapling trees. “The inner bark is removed, chewed or pounded and then spun by twisting and rolling with the palm of the hand along the thigh a few strands at a time.”

Different artist from same place, similar item: “Headband made of bush string coated with red ochre and wrapped in two places with bush string painted red and white.”

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Dooley? Nunggalawi: Handspun Bush String head band

Different Artist but…Headband made of bush string coated with red ochre and wrapped in two places with bush string painted red and white. 23 1/4′ circumference. Artist: Laturumba. Maiali language group. Manyalaluk, Katherine Region, Northern Territory, Australia. – YPM ANT 264972

Australian Aboriginal Artists at the Aboriginal Art Directory

Australian Indigenous art | australia.gov.au