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Title

Guruwana - a sacred place

circa 1959

Artist

Djimbarrdjimbarrwuy Garawirrtja

Australia

1932 – 1981

Language groups: Gupapuyngu, Arnhem region, Birrkili, Arnhem region

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  • Details

    Other Title
    Gurununa, a sacred place on the mainland near Elcho Island
    Place where the work was made
    Milingimbi → Central Arnhem Land → Northern Territory → Australia
    Date
    circa 1959
    Media category
    Bark painting
    Materials used
    natural pigments on bark
    Dimensions
    78.1 x 36.8 cm
    Credit
    Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1960
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    IA50.1960
    Copyright
    © Estate of Djimbarrdjimbarrwuy Garawirrta/Copyright Agency

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    Djimbarrdjimbarrwuy Garawirrtja

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    Works in the collection

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Milingimbi

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

    • Cara Pinchbeck, Art from Milingimbi, ‘Djimbarrdjimbarrwuy’, pg. 86-91, Sydney, 2016, 90 (colour illus.), 141.

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