Wurrkadi
John Mandjiwuy Gurruwiwi, Galpu / Australian, about 1935 - 2001
Galpu
Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island)
Northeast Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Australia
1994
Bark Painting, Ochre on bark
Overall: 56 11/16 × 29 1/2 in. (144 × 75 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2009.92.145
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Provenance
Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Lot 261, Armadale, Victoria, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, June 24, 2002; given to present collection, 2009.
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