coolamon

Coolamon (top left) lined with paperbark.

Meaning

Noun

  • A vessel with curved sides, typically of wood or bark, used by Australian Aboriginals for holding water, collecting berries etc.

Origin

  • Image:Aboriginal craft made from weaving grass.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Coolamon (top left) lined with [[paperbark.]]
  • From Gamilaraay guliman (and similar forms in neighbouring languages).

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