Clam shell
2014
from the Ngapa Kai Kai series
Medium
linocut
Measurements
78.0 × 50.2 cm (image) 99.9 × 76.2 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2015
© Gail Mabo/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Townsville, Queensland
Edition
ed. 15/50
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: 15 (underlined) / 50
inscribed in pencil l.c.: “Clam Shell”
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Mabo
Accession Number
2015.8
Department
First Nations Australia
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