Artist
YirawalaFirst Nations Australian, Kunwinjku people, c. 1897 - 1976
CultureFirst Nations Australian, Kunwinjku people
Titles
- Namarrkon ngal-daluk (Female Lightning Spirit)
Date1960
PlaceGunbalanya (Oenpelli), West Arnhem Land, Australia
MediumNatural pigments on eucalyptus bark
Dimensions31 x 20 3/4in. (78.7 x 52.7cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number62.27
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
On view
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Exhibition History"Call and Response," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 1994–Janaury 1, 1995.
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