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Title

Ghost of Purukupali

circa 1960

Artist

Mani Luki Wommatakimmi

Australia

circa 1905 – 1980

Language group: Tiwi, North region

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  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Melville Island → Northern Territory → Australia
    Cultural origin
    Tiwi Islands
    Date
    circa 1960
    Media category
    Sculpture
    Materials used
    natural pigments on carved ironwood
    Dimensions
    58.0 x 15.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift from the Keith Gow Collection 1996
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    572.1996
    Copyright
    © Estate of Mani Luki Wommatakimmi
    Artist information
    Mani Luki Wommatakimmi

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Melville Island

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Under the Stars, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 Mar 2020–07 Feb 2021