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Baracuma and Wabula (The native-cat man and the hawk-man)

Baracuma and Wabula (The native-cat man and the hawk-man)
 (c. 1948)

Medium
earth pigments on paper on cardboard
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Commonwealth Government, 1956
Public domain
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
earth pigments on paper on cardboard
Measurements
45.5 × 58.6 cm
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Commonwealth Government, 1956
Public domain
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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