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Toy

Description

Toy (weet-weet) with head of wood attached by sinew and resin to a slender handle: Australasia, Australia, Australian Aboriginal, 19th to 20th century

Museum reference

A.1912.244

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Toy

Production information

Unknown
Australia, Australasia

Date

19th - 20th century

Style / Culture

Australian Aboriginal

Materials

Wood, Plant resin, Sinew, Cane

Physical description

Spindle-shaped head of hard wood attached by sinew and gum to a slender cane handle

Exhibitions

  • Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
    National Museum of Scotland

On display

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world cultures, living lands

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