Wandjina (Rain Spirit)
Lily Karadada, Wandjina / Australian, born about 1921 / 1937
Kalumburu
Kimberley region
Western Australia
Australia
2000
Ochres on Belgian linen
Overall: 39 3/8 × 31 1/2 × 13/16 in. (100 × 80 × 2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Betty H. Nathan
2019.99.3
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
21st century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Course History
SART 25, SART 31, Painting I, Painting II, Tom Ferrara, Summer 2021
SART 25.01, Painting I, Danielle Genadry, Summer 2022
Provenance
Purchased by John Wear Burton (1915-2010) and Betty Nathan, 2000; to Betty Nathan, 2010; given to present collection, 2019.
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