Purukaparli
Maria Josette Orsto, Tiwi / Australian, born 1962
Tiwi
Tiwi Islands
Northern Territory
Australia
2001
Natural ochres on carved ironwood
Overall: 38 3/16 × 7 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (97 × 20 × 20 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2009.92.200
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Provenance
Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 2001; given to present collection, 2009.
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