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Fish design

Barry Bismark
Fish design
 1991

Medium
batik on cotton

Measurements
133.5 × 85.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1998
© Barry Bismark

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Cairns, Queensland

Inscription
inscribed in design l.r.: B. BISMARK / 1991

Accession Number
1998.20

Department
First Nations Australia

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Physical description
Object is a rectangle textile with finished edges. Design consists of one or two streaked grey and white dugongs in seven consecutive panels. The background of the panels consists of streaks of red, white, blue, yellow and brown on white background and red, white and yellow dots on black background.

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