Baracuma and Wabula (The native-cat man and the hawk-man)
(c. 1948)
Medium
earth pigments on paper on cardboard
Measurements
45.5 × 58.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Commonwealth Government, 1956
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Yirrkala, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on support l.r.: 24 Y.88.
Accession Number
O.20-1956
Department
First Nations Australia
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