Lighter cover
Production date
1989
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Lighter cover, decorated with fish skin and shell fragment
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
CIVIC MEMENTOES Souvenirs
CIVIC MEMENTOES Souvenirs
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Production date
1989
Production place
Measurements
L80 x W35mm
Media/Materials description
Metal, Snake skin
History and use
Local artist and Wulgurukaba Elder, Virginia Wyles, decorated this lighter cover in 1989 using fish skin and shell fragments.
The Queensland Museum purchased the item from Virginia to be featured in the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exhibition at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2000-2005).
The Queensland Museum purchased the item from Virginia to be featured in the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exhibition at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2000-2005).
Registration number
QE11840
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