Pot: Tompa (Perentie) 2002

HERMANNSBURG POTTERS - Pottery workshop
UNGWANAKA, Rahel - Potter

Artwork Pot: Tompa (Perentie) this artwork made of Earthenware, hand-built terracotta clay with underglaze colours, created in 2002-01-01

Accession No.: 2002.128a-b
Date Created: 2002
Gallery location: Not on public display
Department: Indigenous Australian Art
Dimensions A: 25 x 19cm (diam.) (complete); pot: 20.5 x 19cm (diam.); lid: 5 x 12 x 7.5cm
Media Category: Ceramic
Secondary Media Category: earthenware
Medium: Earthenware, hand-built terracotta clay with underglaze colours
Place Created: Hermannsburg, NT
Credit Line: Purchased 2002 with funds derived from the Cedric Powne Bequest

The tompa or perentie (Varanus giganteus) of central Australia is the second largest monitor lizard in the world, after the komodo dragon of Indonesia. Its large size makes it a most important food source in desert areas.

Detail, Pot: Tompa (Perentie) 2002 UNGWANAKA, Rahel

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