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Ceremony with Rainbow Serpent

Ceremony with Rainbow Serpent
 (c. 1880)

Medium
pencil, gouache, earth pigments, charcoal on paper
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the Alcoa Foundation, Governor, 1994
© Public Domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pencil, gouache, earth pigments, charcoal on paper
Measurements
48.5 × 58.5 cm (image and sheet)
Accession Number
O.1-1994
Department
First Nations Australia
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the Alcoa Foundation, Governor, 1994
© Public Domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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