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Title

Tunga

circa 1957

Artist

Portaminni Stephen

Australia

circa 1930 –

Language group: Tiwi, North region

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  • Details

    Alternative title
    Basket
    Place where the work was made
    Melville Island → Northern Territory → Australia
    Date
    circa 1957
    Media category
    Sculpture
    Materials used
    painted bark
    Dimensions
    85.0 x 45.0 x 32.5 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1957
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    9441
    Artist information
    Portaminni Stephen

    Works in the collection

    11

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Melville Island

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

Other works by Portaminni Stephen

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