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Jurnha (Tapping sticks)
Overview
A pair of wooden sticks
Historical information
Tapping Sticks are used by men and women in corroborees to tap while singing
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-27-2020_1062
Item type
Musical instruments
Themes
Material
Wood
Inscriptions and markings
Markings burnt into the middle of each stick
Contextual information
Part of a collection of wooden artefacts created by Peter Stevens (Ngimaling), a Gurama man.
Last modified
Monday, 27 July, 2020
Completeness
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Jurnha (Tapping sticks)
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