Gunyan crabs in Djarrakpi landscape
1967
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
93.5 × 45.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Peggy Shaw, 2017
© The Estate of Narritjin Maymuru, courtesy of Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Yirrkala, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed (vertically) in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: NARRITJIN
Accession Number
2016.708
Department
First Nations Australia
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