Jimmy Midjawmidjaw
Bininj dja Daluk (Man and Woman)

ArtistFirst Nations Australian, Kunwinjku people, c. 1897 - 1985
CultureFirst Nations Australian, Kunwinjku people
Titles
  • Bininj dja Daluk (Man and Woman)
Datec. 1960
PlaceGunbalanya (Oenpelli), West Arnhem Land, Australia
MediumNatural pigments on eucalyptus bark
Dimensions29 1/2 x 22 3/4in. (74.9 x 57.8cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number62.25
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
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ProvenanceOenpelli, Australia; Karel Kupka (1905–1971), Oenpelli, Australia, 1960; Musée Ethnographique, Basel, Switzerland, 1960; purchased by MFAH, 1962.

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