Sawfish nose - Birrkili circumcision ceremony
YUWATI: artist
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This is used to recount the actions of the totemic sawfish at the time of the age-grading circumcision rites of the Gubabingu people, Jiridja moiety. Collected by J. Davidson, 1964 Exhibited Field #295 de Young III A.1
Title
Sawfish nose - Birrkili circumcision ceremony
Artist/Maker and role
YUWATI: artist
Date
1969
Medium
ochres on wood
Measurements
42.3 x 10.4cm
Credit line
Purchased through the Western Australian Government, 1988
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1988/1733