Yawkyawk
Mick Kubarkku, Kuninjku / Australian, about 1922 - 2008
Kuninjku
Maningrida
Western Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Australia
1999
Ochre on wood carving
Overall: 46 1/16 × 3 1/8 in. (117 × 8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2009.92.220
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Provenance
Framed, Stuart Park, Northern Territory, Australia (Certificate of Purchase); sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 28, 2002; given to present collection, 2009.
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