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Beizam headdress (Shark with bait fish) 1995

THAIDAY Sr, Ken

Place created: Cairns, Qld
Format: Plywood, enamel paint, wire, feathers, shark's teeth, string
Accession no.: 1995.242
Date created: 1995
Credit line: Purchased 1995. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation
Subjects: performance animal Torres Strait Islands
Collection area: Indigenous Australian Art
Media statement: Plywood, enamel paint, wire, feathers, shark's teeth, string
Medium category: Sculpture
Medium category subtype: mixed media
Dimensions A: 72 x 90.5 x 67.8cm (irreg.)

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