Figure
2003-26-5
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Northeastern Arnhem Land | Arnhem Land
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2003-26-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Northeastern Arnhem Land | Arnhem Land |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Iconography | Dugong? | Fish |
| Description | Carved and painted figure, possibly a dugong. Painted one side, two eyes and a fish with fins. On the other what appears to be a lizard (a long, sinuous shape with four legs). Background of cross-hatching. Compare F. D. McCarthy, Australian Aboriginal Decorative Art Fig. 22 (p. 35). |
| Length | 60.7 cm |
| Width | 11.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. William E. Stephens, 2003 |
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