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Didgeridoo
Date: 1990 ca.
Place Made:Northwest Arnhem Land, Australia, Australia
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionHollowed out wood, painted with clay in geometric patterns. Short model.
Clay-decorated didgeridoos are common in north Arnhem Land, and the short model is common in west Arnhem Land.
Clay-decorated didgeridoos are common in north Arnhem Land, and the short model is common in west Arnhem Land.
DimensionsHeight and tube length: ca. 1255 mm
Bore (internal diameter at blowing end and distal end): ca. 32 mm, ca. 51 x 57 mm
Bore (internal diameter at blowing end and distal end): ca. 32 mm, ca. 51 x 57 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1991 from Lark in the Morning, Mendocino, California.
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
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: 07040