Riji
Bruce Wiggan, Bardi / Australian, born 1956
Bardi
Broome
Kimberley region
Western Australia
Australia
2003
Carved pearl shell and ochre
Overall: 7 1/16 × 4 15/16 in. (18 × 12.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2016.1.147
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Provenance
Short St Gallery, Broome, Western Australia, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; given to present collection, 2016.
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