Water Carrying Bag
P4789
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Northern Territory | Eastern Northern Territory
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P4789 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Northern Territory | Eastern Northern Territory |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Kangaroo Skin |
| Description | Kangaroo-skin bag. The body of the animal is extracted thru the neck, the natural apertures closed with sinew and then cured. Used in the arid districts of the interior of Australia for carrying water. These are now a rarity. |
| Length | 94 cm |
| Width | 32.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with The Australian Museum, 1913 |
| Other Number | E4113 - Old Museum Number |
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