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Jirtaka (Sawfish)
2002

Medium
earth pigments on canvas

Measurements
124.0 × 90.8 cm

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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