Echidna quill necklace
2021
Medium
echidna quills, gumnuts, steel thread
Measurements
73.0 × 24.5 × 0.5 cm (variable)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2022
© Maree Clarke / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2022.814
Department
First Nations Australia
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