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R01532.ATS792.Painted wood carving of Yawk Yawk (mermaid)
AO ID
ATS792
Title
Painted wood carving of Yawk Yawk (mermaid)
Item type
Physical Object
Object type
Art
Wood carving
Art - Sculpture - Wood
Medium
Ochre on wood
Extent (#items)
1
Extent (dimensions)
69 x 8 x 2.5 cm (irregular, largest dimensions)
Provenance
Collection of Leslie M. Haynes and Janice M. Haynes Donated by Janice Haynes, 2016
Subject
Mermaids in art.
Religion - Dreaming - Mermaids
Art - Art motifs - Cross-hatching - Rarrk
Access rights
Open access
Registration number
R01532
