Wapitja
Galuma Maymuru, Manggalili / Australian, born 1951
Manggalili
Yirrkala
Northeast Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Australia
2005
Ochres on carved wood
Overall: 38 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (98 × 8 × 8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2009.92.100
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Provenance
Annandale Galleries, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2005; given to present collection, 2009.
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