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Object Number 30-54-70/D3419
Display Title Fish totem
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving of fish, polychrome painted designs with chevrons and dots
Classification
  • 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: 59.7 x 7.6 x 3.3 cm (23 1/2 x 3 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-3419; 2
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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