Sky and upper-world
1992
Medium
screenprinted silk
Measurements
295.0 × 92.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1992
©Leon Puruntatameri/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory
Accession Number
CT27-1992
Department
First Nations Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
Based on a bark painting collected by Mountford at Milikapiti in 1954, now in the South Australian Museum. Blue design on a cream background.
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