Tunga
Kitty Kantilla, Tiwi / Australian, about 1928 - 2003
Tiwi
Bathurst Island
Tiwi Islands
Northern Territory
Australia
1960s
Ochres on Stringybark
Overall: 20 1/16 × 14 15/16 in. (51 × 38 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2011.43.53
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 3, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Sienna Craig, Summer 2013
Provenance
B.C. Galleries, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia (Certificate of Authenticity); sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, June 7, 2001; given to present collection, 2011.
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