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Parlini Jilamara

Aileen Henry
Parlini Jilamara
 1995

Medium
earth pigments on canvas

Measurements
175.6 × 28.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of The Peter and Susan Rowland Endowment, Governor, 1995
©Aileen Henry/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory

Accession Number
1995.631

Department
First Nations Australia

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Physical description
Symmetrical design divided into five sections with decorative borders. In the centre is a schematic pukumwani tutini. The borders of diamonds and triangles in rich red and creamy white pigment provide bursts of colour.

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