Wolma, the first thundercloud, and rain flooding the country
Dawidi, Liyajawumirr / Australian, about 1921 - 1970, Liyagawumirr, Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
about 1965
Bark Painting, Natural ochres on bark
Overall: 23 5/8 × 16 1/8 in. (60 × 41 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner
2011.43.25
Geography/Culture
Oceania, Australia, Indigenous Australia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Painting
Classification
Painting
Not on view
Provenance
Sotheby‘s, Aboriginal Art, Lot 335, Syndey, Victoria, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, July 2003; given to present collection, 2011.
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