string figure
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String figure of Nik nik – a Rat, made by Djunbia in Yirrkala, Northern Territory in 1948. Collected by Fred McCarthy during the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Photography Dept - James King
- Summary:
- E083738 - 2/1/1990, string figure, Yirrkala, Arnhem, Northern Territory, Australia, Australia
- Item Name:
- string figure
- Label:
- String figure of Nik nik – a Rat, made by Djunbia in Yirrkala, Northern Territory in 1948. Collected by Fred McCarthy during the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land.
- Place:
- Yirrkala
- Region:
- Arnhem
- Province/State:
- Northern Territory
- Country:
- Australia
- Collection Area:
- Australia
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- 02/01/1990
- Registration Number:
- E083738
- Associated Stories:
- COMMUNICATION & MEDIA
- Collection of 193 String Figures from Yirrkala, Yolngu culture, Northern Territory, 1948
- Survival and Revival of the String Figures of Yirrkala
Images
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String figure of Nik nik – a Rat, made by Djunbia in Yirrkala, Northern Territory in 1948. Collected by Fred McCarthy during the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Photography Dept - James King
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String figure, Yirrkala, NT.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Stan Florek