The coconut trees
1948
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark
Measurements
113.7 × 42.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Commonwealth Government, 1956
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed in ballpoint pen on reverse u.l.: Groote Eylandt / 24.4.48 / No. 26
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.l.: 118
Accession Number
O.4-1956
Department
First Nations Australia
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