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Signs on bodies & stones

Bracketed marks, body painting and incised objects in the supplied thread.

0 selected records · 1 intake lead. Membership records a resemblance; it does not establish common origin.

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Body painting, tjurunga and pillar signs

The archive traces the body-painting print to Wellcome 21428i; the pillar numbers and sacred-object collection remain untraced. The proposed relation is geometric, not a demonstrated common meaning.

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Fenton’s montage of pillar signs, body painting and an incised sacred object.
Fenton’s montage of pillar signs, body painting and an incised sacred object.
Supplied archive; see original image register. Underlying rights unresolved; reproduced for commentary.

Next: Consult the underlying collection records and appropriate community scholarship before coding the symbols.

Input coverage and identification audit · Preserved Fenton comparison thread · Supplied-image identity register

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