Title
Spirit with two spears, spear thrower, axe and bag
circa 1960
collected 1960
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Spirit, with two spears, spear thrower, axe and bag, representing a deceased person's spirit. Formerly used in burial ceremonies
- Place where the work was made
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Beswick Creek
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Western Arnhem Land
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Northern Territory
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Australia
- Dates
- circa 1960
collected 1960 - Media category
- Bark painting
- Materials used
- natural pigments on bark
- Dimensions
- 67.3 x 19.0 cm (irreg.)
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1960
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- IA20.1960
- Copyright
- © Nicholas. Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
- Artist information
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Nicholas
Works in the collection
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Places
Where the work was made
Beswick Creek
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 Mar 1961–23 Apr 1961
Crossing country: the alchemy of Western Arnhem Land art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 24 Sep 2004–12 Dec 2004
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Hetti Perkins, Crossing country: the alchemy of western Arnhem Land art, Sydney, 2004, 41 (colour illus.), 229.
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