Summary
Sculpture - Wooden Female Figure, circa 1977. Wooden female figure created by a patient at Mayday Hills Hospital, a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia circa 1954-1980.
Physical Description
Elongated female figure with out-stretched arms carved from a single piece of wood, and varnished. A dowel is inserted through base which is covered with glue to suggest sculpture was attached to a base of some kind.
Significance
Example of artworks created by patients in occupational therapy programs in mental health hospitals in Victoria Australia
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, 30 Sep 1992
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - occupational therapy, Products
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overall dimensions
28 cm (Length), 18 cm (Width), 48.3 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Artworks, Hospitals, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
