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1900.55.253

Hair-pin of split bone, pointed; at other end lump of gum painted white; has a few brown-yellow lines and dots on both sides of upper end of pin. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/10/2005]

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1900.55.253

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hair-pin of split bone, pointed; at other end lump of gum painted white; has a few brown-yellow lines and dots on both sides of upper end of pin. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/10/2005]
Geographical reference
Western Australia Kimberley
Person
Field collector Harry Stockdale
PRM source Robert Francis Wilkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1886
Date collected
1884 - 1886
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Material Pigment, Material Resin Plant, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 117 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.253
Research and responses

RDF [1900.55] Handwritten list of Hardy collection - Entry same as Hardy special collection accession book entry.

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