Liddy Nakamarra Barnes
Yarla Jukurrpa (bush potato Dreaming) 1986
gouache, earth pigments on cardboard
84.0 x 59.1 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of CRA Limited, Fellow, 1989
O.119-1989
© Courtesy of Warnayaka Art Centre, Lajamanu
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