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- Unknown / Unspecified
Tiwi Ceremonial Weapons, c. 1950s
natural earth pigments on wood
58 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm (framed)
$1,200
- Provenance
- Field collected - Dorothy Bennett c. 1963 Tiwi Islands, NT Lorna Mellor Collection, NSW
- Artwork story
- This flat tankuwu is not a lethal weapon but is held aloft by a widow during Pukumani mortuary ceremonies in the Tiwi Islands.