NLLB_W_Ta006
Metadata
Title
NLLB_W_Ta006
Collection
Drawings, Watercolours, Things
Contributor
Tamme
Type
image
Medium
watercolour (monochrome)
Date
18 October 1881
Size
250x160
Description
1. ||nabbe, 2. ||nabbe |xu |xurri, the seed vessels, or inedible fruit. This small tree, has gum, and also edible caterpillars. The flower is green or greenish and sweet-smelling. The roots are large, and are used for binding on the large (!ku !ku) spears or assegais for elephant-hunting
Category
plants and animals
custom and daily life
artefact and dress
Keyword
weapon (assegai), weapon (the making of), weapon (spear), weapon (used for elephant-hunting), plant (tree, flower, roots, seeds, fruit), tree (gum), tree (inhabited by caterpillars), animal (caterpillar), animal (elephant-hunting), food (edible caterpillars)
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