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Wawilak ceremony

Mathaman Marika
Wawilak ceremony
 1963

Medium
earth pigments on bark

Measurements
159.1 × 68.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jim Davidson, 1967
© The Estate of Mathaman Marika, courtesy of Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Yirrkala, Northern Territory

Accession Number
1512-D5

Department
First Nations Australia

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