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Ancestral file snake

Ancestral file snake
 1965

Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus Sp.)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Mrs Alma Roxanas, Fellow, 2001
© The Artist/Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Limited
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus Sp.)
Measurements
116.5 × 52.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Yirrkala, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed (inverted) in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.l.: 195 (underlined twice and in a circle)
Accession Number
2001.362
Department
First Nations Australia
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Mrs Alma Roxanas, Fellow, 2001
© 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
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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