Emu Feather Fan
Jill Djalburrburr, Eastern Kunwinjku / Australian, born 1955
Kurrurldu
Western Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Australia
2000
Emu feathers, wood, gum
Overall: 31 1/2 × 11 13/16 × 4 3/4 in. (80 × 30 × 12 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2009.92.139
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Fan
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Maningrida Arts & Culture, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, date unknown; given to present collection, 2009.
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