Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark
Measurements
100.1 × 59.1 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1999
© Charlie Matjuwi Burarrwanga, Sylvia Mulwanany /Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Galiwin'ku, Elcho Island, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse, on stretcher, u.l.: CHARLIE MATJUWI 11/1944/MAT MAY 98 ELCHO ISLAND
Accession Number
1999.18
Department
First Nations Australia
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