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Beizam headdress (Shark with shark jaw) 1991

THAIDAY Sr, Ken

Place created: Cairns, Qld
Format: Plywood, enamel paint, plastic foam, PVC plastic, cockatoo feathers
Accession no.: 1992.067
Date created: 1991
Credit line: Purchased 1992
Subjects: performance animal Torres Strait Islands
Collection area: Indigenous Australian Art
Media statement: Plywood, enamel paint, plastic foam, PVC plastic, cockatoo feathers
Medium category: Sculpture
Medium category subtype: mixed media
Dimensions A: 46 x 26 x 60cm

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