Bark trough for carrying or preparing food

Made:
1880-1910

Bark trough for carrying or preparing food, oblong sheet of bark with sides curving upwards and ends folded and tied to give canoe-like appreance, N. Queensland, Australia, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A34165
Materials:
bark and string
Measurements:
length 460 mm
width 195 mm
max: height 120 mm
type:
trays
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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