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Female dog totem
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Object Number 30-54-70/D3418
Display Title Female dog totem
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, flat, with handle, two sets of barb-like projections, painted designs
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 75.3 x 12 x 2.9 cm (29 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/3418
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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