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(Australia)

Title
Snail shell rattle (used in the Ngurlmag ceremony)
Place of origin
Central Arnhem LandNorthern TerritoryAustralia
Year
circa 1950s
Media category
Sculpture
Materials used
eight shells, stick
Dimensions

101.0 x 12.0cm

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1962
Accession number
IA77.1962
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (1)

Hetti Perkins (Australia) (Author), Ken Watson (Australia) (Author), A material thing - objects from the collection, Sydney, 1999, 3.

Exhibition history (1)

A material thing - Objects from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 31 Aug 1998–09 Feb 1999.