Barramundi Totem Chest Markings
(Wunda) Dorita Escott, Yangkaa / Australian, born 1968
Mornington Island
North Queensland
Queensland
Australia
2008
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Overall: 53 15/16 × 24 in. (137 × 61 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2016.1.39
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Provenance
Alcaston Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, 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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