Manharrngu Mortuary Ceremony
Boyun, Manyarrngu / Australian, about 1930 - 1982
Ramingining
Central Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Australia
1972
Bark Painting, Ochre on bark
Overall: 27 15/16 × 13 3/8 in. (71 × 34 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2009.92.43
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Provenance
Framed, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (Certificate of Purchase); sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, January 11, 2002; given to present collection, 2009.
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