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Body painting design
(1989-1996)

Medium
batik on silk

Measurements
112.0 × 108.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1996
© Tiwi Designs, Giovanni Tipungwuti, courtesy of Tiwi Designs

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Nguiu, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory

Accession Number
1996.745

Department
First Nations Australia

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Physical description
Object is a square scarf. Design consists of pink, cream and grey lines, dots, triangular and circular motifs showing a cross in the centre. The background is in a pale green colour.