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Auriga and her hair

JENNY BANNISTER, Melbourne (fashion house), Jenny BANNISTER (designer)
Auriga and her hair
 1983

Medium
pigskin, metal, silk

Measurements
(a) 150.0 cm (centre back) 33.3 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 66.0 × 35.0 cm (hood)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 1998
© Jenny Bannister

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
(a) label, machine sewn inside back, woven in gold metallic thread on black synthetic fibre: Jenny Bannister
(b) label, machine sewn inside back, woven in gold metallic thread on black synthetic fibre: Jenny Bannister

Accession Number
1998.198.a-b

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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