Bark stingray toys
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Stingray toy E053063
A toy in the shape of a stingray. It is made from bark, which has been cut into a stingray shape, and painted with pigment. It was collected from Umba Kumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory during the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948, and acquired by the museum in 1949.
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© Australian Museum
© Australian Museum
They were collected from Umba Kumba, Groote Eylandt, in the Northern Territory during the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948, and acquired by the museum in 1949. They are made from a piece of bark, which has been cut into the shape of a stingray, and painted with pigment.
