Palm tree
2003
- Medium
- earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
- Measurements
- 86.0 × 11.0 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Barrihdjowkkeng, Northern Territory
- Accession Number
- 2003.435
- Department
- First Nations Australia
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Supporters and Patrons of Aboriginal Art, 2003
© Timothy Wulanjbirr/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation - Gallery location
- Gallery 2
Ground Level, NGV Australia - About this work
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Timothy Wulanjbirr is a Kuninjku speaker who belongs to the Yirridjdja moiety and produces bark paintings for Maningrida Arts and Culture. The artist has depicted a palm tree near his outstation at Barrihdjowkkeng, in the Tomkinson River district of Central Arnhem Land. The billabong there is known for the many frogs that inhabit its marsh-like surroundings.