Yawk Yawk
Lena Yarinkura, Kune / Rembarrnga / Australian, born 1961
Kune / Rembarrnga
Maningrida
Western Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Australia
2002
Ochres and pandanus
Overall: 52 3/8 × 17 11/16 in. (133 × 45 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2009.92.176
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 71, Agents of Change: Metamorphosis and the Feminine, Claire J. Hunter, Class of 2012, Mellon Special Project Curatorial Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 14-August 12,2012.
Publication History
Claire J. Hunter, Class of 2012, A Space for Dialogue 71, Agents of Change: Metamorphosis and the Feminine, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2012, ill. p. 3.
Provenance
Redback Art Gallery, Gordon Park, Queensland, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 13, 2002; given to present collection, 2009.
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