Untitled (Budgerigar and Possum Dreaming)
Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri, Anmatyerr / Australian, about 1928 - 2015
Anmatyerre
Papunya
Western Desert
Northern Territory
Australia
about 1974
Synthetic polymer powder paint on board
Overall: 29 15/16 × 20 1/16 in. (76 × 51 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2011.43.6
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Course History
SART 31, SART 72, Painting II/III, Tom Ferrara, Summer 2022
Studio Art 25.01, Painting I, Enrico Riley, Winter 2023
Provenance
Vendor, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, 1974; Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Sale AU634, Lot 319, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, June 28, 1999; given to present collection, 2011.
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