Baba (Mother), possum skin cloak
2023
Medium
possum skin, earth pigments, synthetic polymer paint, (waxed thread)
Measurements
(300 × 104 × 10 cm)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2025
© Mitch Mahoney, courtesy the artist and Vivien Anderson Gallery
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2025.483
Department
First Nations Australia
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