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Mimih spirits dancing

Mimih spirits dancing
 (c. 1965)

Medium
earth pigments on bark
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John Clark and Anne Phelan, Members, 1998
© The Artist/Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Limited
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
earth pigments on bark
Measurements
54.8 × 46.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Kurrkurr, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse (vertically) c.: ARTIST: BARDAYAL GROUP: KUNWINJKU / LOCATION: KURRKURR / MIMI SPIRITS DANCING
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: FW1403
Accession Number
1998.49
Department
First Nations Australia
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John Clark and Anne Phelan, Members, 1998
© The Artist/Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Limited
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display

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