Jonathan Nangordo
Stingray

ArtistFirst Nations Australian, Dalabon people, born 1921
CultureFirst Nations Australian, Dalabon people
Titles
  • Stingray
Datec. 1956–1960
PlaceGunbalanya (Oenpelli), Australia
MediumNatural pigments on eucalyptus bark
Dimensions33 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. (84.5 × 56.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number62.22
Not on view

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ProvenanceJonathan Nangordo (born c. 1921), Gunbalanya, Australia; Karel Kupka (1905–1971), Gunbalanya, Australia, 1960; Musée Ethnographique, Basel, Switzerland, 1960; purchased by MFAH, 1962.

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