Baby teeth in the gunga

Maker
Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda (b.1946, d.2021)
Date
2019
 Description
Stringybark hollow pole, in which the Yolgnu story of first teeth is depicted on the trunk using earth pigments. This story of first teeth explores the importance of the Pandanus plant and its anaethetic properties to the Yolgnu people.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
2019
Medium
Mourning pole: earth pigments on Stringybark
Measurements
251.0 cm (length) (hollow pole)
Accession Number
HFA3739
Credit Line
Commissioned for the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Collection
Object Type
artwork
artwork/hollow pole
Named Collection
Bush Medicine collection
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Artworks
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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