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Jirtaka (Sawfish)

Jirtaka (Sawfish)
 2002

Medium
earth pigments on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Anna McLeod in memory of Trish and Ron McLeod through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
© Jean Baptiste Apuatimi/Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
earth pigments on canvas
Measurements
124.0 × 90.8 cm
Place/s of Execution
Wurrumiyanga, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed in purple fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.l.: gean B ge.
inscribed (diagonally) in fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.: TD #241-02
inscribed (vertically) in fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.c.r.: Painting by Jean Baptiste Apuatimi / TIWI DESIGNS 2002
Accession Number
2019.909
Department
First Nations Australia
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Anna McLeod in memory of Trish and Ron McLeod through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
© Jean Baptiste Apuatimi/Copyright Agency, Australia
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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