Dawidi Birritjama
Wagilak Sisters Myth

ArtistFirst Nations Australian, Liyagalawumirr people, c. 1921–1970
CultureFirst Nations Australian, Liyagalawumirr people
Titles
  • Wagilak Sisters Myth
Date1960
PlaceAustralia
MediumNatural pigments on eucalyptus bark
Dimensions40 x 19 1/2in. (101.6 x 49.5cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number62.30
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
Exposé

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ProvenanceOenpelli, Australia; Karel Kupka (1905–1971), Oenpelli, Australia, 1960; purchased by Musée Ethnographique, Basel, Switzerland, 1960; purchased by MFAH, 1962.

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