Numwariyaka (Spear)

Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri, Tiwi / Australian, born 1973
Tiwi
Tiwi Islands
Northern Territory
Australia

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2003-2004

Ochres on carved wood

Overall: 60 1/4 × 3 9/16 × 9/16 in. (153 × 9 × 1.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner

2009.92.258

Geography

Place Made: Australia, Oceania

Period

21st century

Object Name

Sculpture

Research Area

Sculpture

Not on view

Provenance

Jilamara Arts and Crafts, Winnellie, Northern Territory, Australia (Certificate of Authenticity); sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, date unknown; given to present collection, 2009.

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