Bagu (Firestick figure)
2010
Medium
earth pigments on earthernware, wood, twine
Measurements
(a) 48.2 × 23.6 × 7.1 cm (figure)
(b) 73.4 × 1.0 cm diameter (dowel)
(c) 72.2 × 1.2 cm diameter (dowel)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Beverly and Anthony Knight through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
© Courtesy of the artist and Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Cardwell, Queensland
Inscription
incised (vertically) in reverse l.l.: MB
Accession Number
2013.295.a-c
Department
First Nations Australia
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