Gurtha (Ancestral fire)
2009
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
179.7 × 64.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Indigenous Art, 2017
© The Estate of Barrupu Yunupingu, courtesy of Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala
Gallery location
Gallery 2
Ground Level, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Yirrkala, Northern Territory
Accession Number
2017.183
Department
First Nations Australia
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