Emu Dreaming
William Sandy, Pitjantjatjara / Australian, born 1944
Pitjantjatjara
Papunya
Western Desert
Northern Territory
Australia
1996
Acrylic on canvas
Overall: 35 13/16 × 24 in. (91 × 61 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2009.92.330
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 3, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Sienna Craig, Summer 2013
Provenance
Papunya Tula Artists Pty. Ltd., Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia (Certificate of Authenticity); sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, June 1996; given to present collection, 2009.
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