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Ngalyod, the Rainbow Serpent
(c. 1980)

Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)

Measurements
84.0 × 56.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Judith and Leon Gorr, Fellows, 2004
© The Artist/Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Limited

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Marrkolidjban, Northern Territory

Accession Number
2004.101

Department
First Nations Australia

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
This painting reveals the artist's precise cross-hatching method and confident usage of blocks of differently coloured earth pigments to depict Ngalyod (along with 5 eggs) in a hybrid or transformative state.