Shells
2004
Medium
earth pigments on shells
Measurements
(a) 5.5 × 7.6 × 13.7 cm (left shell)
(b) 4.9 × 5.8 × 11.7 cm (centre left shell)
(c) 4.9 × 7.8 × 13.7 cm (centre right shell)
(d) 5.2 × 7.5 × 13.9 cm (right shell)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of The Hon. David Angel QC through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2020
© Jean Baptiste Apuatimi/Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory
Accession Number
2020.37.a-d
Department
First Nations Australia
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