Barramundi Totem Chest Markings

(Wunda) Dorita Escott, Yangkaa / Australian, born 1968
Mornington Island
North Queensland
Queensland
Australia

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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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