The Two Men, Nabira-mira
1948
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
70.5 × 36.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Commonwealth Government, 1956
© Gumuk
Gallery location
Gallery 12
Level 2, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed in fibre tipped pen on reverse l.l.: 1.5.48 / No 45
inscribed (inverted) in fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.r.: 139
Accession Number
O.9-1956
Department
First Nations Australia
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