Kam
1988
Medium
batik on silk
Measurements
191.3 × 116.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the H. J. Heinz II Charitable and Family Trust, Governor, 1994
©Emily Kam Kngwarray/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Soakage Bore, Northern Territory
Accession Number
CT379-1994
Department
First Nations Australia
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