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No time for dreamtime

PLAIN JANE, Melbourne (fashion house), Gavin BROWN (designer)
No time for dreamtime
 1988

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
111.0 × 111.0 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
2009.13

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Fine cotton scarf with screenprinted design in orange, black and blue on white ground. Design has a composition featuring a central light bulb motif, encircled by a series of classical figures and hands and a border comprising eyes, mouths and pieces of jewellery.

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