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Title

Maparn, doctor man

circa 1985

Artist

Big John Dodo

Australia

1910 –

Language group: Karajarri, Kimberley region

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  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Eighty Mile Beach Broome Western Australia Australia
    Date
    circa 1985
    Media category
    Sculpture
    Materials used
    natural pigments on carved sandstone
    Dimensions
    30.0 x 13.0 x 20.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of Dr Ronald and Alison Fine 1994
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    437.1994
    Artist information
    Big John Dodo

    Works in the collection

    2

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  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 3 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 2 publications

    • Edmund Capon AM, OBE, Steven Miller, Tony Tuckson, James Scougall, Mollie Gowing, Harry Messel, Craig Brush, Ronald Fine, Alison Fine, Gordon Davies, Rosalind Davies, Christopher Hodges, Helen Eager, Rosemary Gow, Sandra Phillips, Daphne Wallace and Ken Watson, Gamarada, Sydney, 1996, 68, 69 (colour illus.).

    • Hetti Perkins and Ken Watson, A material thing - objects from the collection, Sydney, 1999.

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