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Mimih spirit – Marrailtji
(c. 1980)

Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)

Measurements
101.8 × 49.3 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Dr Milton Roxanas, Governor, 1996
© The Estate of George Merwulunlu Djahgurrnga

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Kunbarllanjnja (Oenpelli), Northern Territory

Accession Number
1996.372

Department
First Nations Australia

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Physical description
The artist depicts a female Mimih spirit, unusally corpulent, probably associated as the title suggests with Marrailtj, the moon spirit.