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R01858.ATS512.Malunda
AO ID
ATS512
Title
Malunda
Other title
Brown Booby
Created
1982
Creator
Gurrmanamana, Frank, -2003
Malkorda, Frank, approximately 1925- approximately 1994
Biography
Art - Artists - Men
Item type
Physical Object
Object type
Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects
Fibers
Feathers
Medium
Ochre, paperbark, grass, ficus virens root string, human hair, wax and red collared lorikeet feathers
Extent (#items)
1
Extent (dimensions)
61 x 9 x 8 cm (irregular, largest dimensions)
Creation place / original location
Maningrida (Central Arnhem Land SD53-02)
Provenance
Rom Ceremonies Collection, 1982-2001
Curatorial statement
This item was used in a ROM Ceremony held at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1982.
Subject
Ceremonies - Rom ceremonies
Birds in art
Registration number
R01858