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Indian snakes and ladders

PLAIN JANE, Melbourne (fashion house), Gavin BROWN (designer)
Indian snakes and ladders
 1985

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
279.5 × 115.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2009
© Public domain

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Accession Number
2009.8

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Fabric length. Cotton with yellow, magenta and cyan screenprinted design on white ground. Repeat print is of Indian-inspired snakes and ladders design.

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