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Ipanu (Bush banana)

Yurrampi Crafts (workshop), Agnes Napurrurla Dixon (designer), Freda Napaljarri (printer)
Ipanu (Bush banana)
 1995

Medium
screenprinted linen

Measurements
292.0 × 109.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John McPhee, 1995
© Agnes Napurrurla Dixon, Freda Napaljarri/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Yuendumu, Northern Territory

Accession Number
1995.717

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
Dramatic design features "ipalu" (bush banana), boldly outlined at different angles on a yellow linen ground. The use of tonal variations in the background with the texture of linen enriches the simple design of multiple bush bananas.

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