Nardoo grinding stones used by Burke, Wills and King at Cooper's Creek, 1861 [ca. 1861] stone ; 10.0 cm. (across) and 13.5 cm. (across) Accession No: H5103
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The explorers used these stones to grind the nardoo into a flour-like paste.
Dr Beryl Carmichael from Menindee speaks of Nardoo and other aboriginal bush foods in the video: Beryl's supermarket. See also the video of Jack Thompson discussing nardoo.