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
Australian Aboriginal Artists at the Aboriginal Art Directory