Untitled
Culture
Australian
ArtistWestern
Arnhem Land
Dateabout 1960
Mediumnatural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark mounted on Masonite
Dimensions49.5 × 25.4 cm (19 1/2 × 10 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Helen Slosberg Collection of Oceanic Art in Memory of Her Brother Israel Sagoff
Terms
Object number2004.185
DescriptionSpirit figure is identified by tiny white dots. Figure has shovel-shape protruding from the head and has clearly defined male genitals.ProvenanceHelen S. Slosberg, Boston, MA; given to the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, November 1962, accessioned June 1963 (cat. no. 1963.54); transferred to the Worcester Art Museum, 2003, accessioned 2004.
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