Mimih Spirit
John Mawurndjul, Kuninjku / Australian, born 1952
Kuninjku
Maningrida
Western Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Australia
2002
Carved and painted kurrajong wood
Overall: 77 15/16 × 2 3/8 × 1 15/16 in. (198 × 6 × 5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2011.43.45
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Provenance
Thornquest Gallery, Gold Coast, Queensland, 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, 2011.
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