Lily Root Fibres & Pandanus Leaf Fibre
date: label: Accession Date
content: 2 May 1949
name: label: Donor Name
content: American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "USED IN MAKING THE NATIVE BASKETS."
label: Notes
content: Per Dr. Joseph Gumbula, Yolngu elder, and Dr. Louise Hamby, 11-2010, the finer material is Gulwirri palm tree root; may be for fire making? Other material is Balgurr fiber, which is from Kurrajong (Brachychiton paradoxum) bark.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Milingimbi Island (Yurruwi), Arnhem Land / Crocodile Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 178294
label: USNM Number
content: E387542-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Botanical