Jirtaka (Sawfish)
1999
Medium
earth pigments on paper
Measurements
75.6 × 27.4 cm irreg. (image) 76.5 × 29.5 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1999
© Jean Baptiste Apuatimi/Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Nguiu, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.: Jeanne B Apuatimi
Accession Number
1999.327
Department
First Nations Australia
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