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Collection

Unknown

(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
six shells, stick
Dimensions

102.0 x 9.5cm

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1962
Accession number
IA82.1962
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (1)

Hetti Perkins and Ken Watson, A material thing - objects from the collection 1999, Sydney, 1999, 3.

Exhibition history (1)

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