Summary
Sculpture - Wooden Female Figure, circa 1977. Roughly hewn wooden sculpture of a female figure made by a patient at Mayday Hills Hospital, a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia circa 1954-1980. Possibly unfinished.
Physical Description
Sculpture of a female figure carved from a single piece of wood with additional piece attached to form one breast.
Significance
Example of artworks created by patients in occupational therapy programs at a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, 30 Sep 1992
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Place & Date Made
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Place Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1970s
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Inscriptions
Inscribed under left arm, green ballpoint pen: [Illegible.]LINIA TRAWSLIER/SALA.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - occupational therapy, Products
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
46.5 cm (Length), 31.2 cm (Width), 66.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Artworks, Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
