Tun (Beer Barrel) Shell

Language: 
Biyal Biyal
Australian: 
Ka lee
English JS Main: 
Tun (Beer Barrel) Shell
English: 
The drawing is annotated in black ink at bottom centre "Ka lee". Watling's name is printed at lower right in black ink "T. Watling, delt.". The drawing is undated. The mollusk was identified as the Tun (Beer Barrel) Shell, Tonna cerevisina by Tom Iredale, 'History of New South Wales Shells Part III: The Settlement Years (continued): Thomas Watling, Artist', Proceedings, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1956-7 pp. 162-169 (1958). The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning. ----- empty spiral-shaped shell with its aperture opening to the left, against a plain background. The shell is coloured in shades of brown and red-ochre striations, with ridges on the spire indicated in grey. The interior of the shell is also striped with grey. ... Credits: The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category: 
fauna: marine and aquatic life
Source: 
Painters
Line: 
12386
Respelt: 
gali
Part of speech: 
noun
Source Details: 
INDIGENOUS NAMES IN WORKS BY THE PORT JACKSON PAINTER, THOMAS WATLING etc. Watling Collection, Natural History Museum, London Transcribed by Keith V. Smith 2002 Watling, Thomas, 1762-1814? -------------- NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON <[WebCat] Search The Natural History Museum's library catalogue> The 5-digit numbers are the picture identification numbers quoted near the end of each entry. --------- Most or all of the items with an indigenous word attached are in the JS PAINTERS ringbinder, arranged alphabelically by a JS ’no hyphens’ transcription. ========= NO PAINTERS FILE: This is the PENCIL line number (in JS ’Painters’ ringbinder) supplied by Keith Smith. the page numbers entered by JS
Comment: 
Watling Drawing - no. 386 : Mollusk, native name "Ka lee" / Thomas Watling]