Numwariyaka (Spear)
Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri, Tiwi / Australian, born 1973
Tiwi
Tiwi Islands
Northern Territory
Australia
2003-2004
Ochres on carved wood
Overall: 60 1/4 × 3 9/16 × 9/16 in. (153 × 9 × 1.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2009.92.258
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Provenance
Jilamara Arts and Crafts, Winnellie, Northern Territory, Australia (Certificate of Authenticity); 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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