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Didgeridoo
Date: 1990
Place Made:Central Australia, Australia
Serial No: none
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DescriptionEucalyptus tree trunk, hollowed out by termites; embouchure with beeswax coating; branding-iron decoration in geometric patterns, two snakes, and a crocodile. Short model.
The branding iron decoration technique is common in central Australia.
The branding iron decoration technique is common in central Australia.
DimensionsHeight and tube length: ca. 1340 mm
Bore diameter (beginning, end): ca. 35 mm, ca. 47 mm
Bore diameter (beginning, end): ca. 35 mm, ca. 47 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1992 from Heart of Australia Gallery, 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: 07066