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Didgeridoo
Date: 1995-1997 ca.
Place Made:Northwest Arnhem Land, Australia, Australia
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionEucalyptus tree trunk, hollowed out by termites, ochre painting with totemic patterns. Short model.
The ochre decoration with totemic patterns hints at a manufacture in north Arnhem Land, where rigid rules regulate the use of totemic designs.
The ochre decoration with totemic patterns hints at a manufacture in north Arnhem Land, where rigid rules regulate the use of totemic designs.
DimensionsHeight and tube length: ca. 1290 mm
Bore (internal diameter blowing end, distal end): ca. 33-34 mm, 55-62 mm
Bore (internal diameter blowing end, distal end): ca. 33-34 mm, 55-62 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from an unknown source, Sydney, Australia.
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 18–19, 276.
Object number: 07278