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Tunga

Kitty Kantilla
Tunga
 1993

Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.), pandanus fibre, string

Measurements
56.0 × 57.6 × 37.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the Alcoa Foundation, Governor, 1994
© Kitty Kantilla (Kutuwulumi Purawarrumpatu)/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Gallery 2
Ground Level, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory

Accession Number
O.32-1994

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
Bark basket

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