Gurtha (Ancestral fire)
2010
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
154.1 × 83.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Indigenous Art, 2017
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Yirrkala, Northern Territory
Accession Number
2017.184
Department
First Nations Australia
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