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Parlini jilamara
1995

Medium
earth pigments on canvas

Measurements
187.5 × 28.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of McDonald's Australia Limited, Member, 1995
©Pedro Wonaeamirri/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: AK 3061

Accession Number
1995.646

Department
First Nations Australia

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Physical description
A bold design, featuring vertical blocks of colour, stripes, transverse striations, triangles and dots which together suggests the painted decoration of a grave post.