Jimmy Midjawmidjaw
Kangaroo Painting

ArtistFirst Nations Australian, Kunwinjku people, c. 1897 - 1985
CultureFirst Nations Australian, Kunwinjku people
Titles
  • Kangaroo Painting
Datec. 1960–1965
PlaceGunbalanya (Oenpelli), Australia
MediumEucalyptus bark and paint
Dimensions55 1/2 × 34 inches (141.0 × 86.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number64.19
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
On view

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ProvenanceFound in an Aboriginal bush shelter, probably Oenpelli, Australia; [Australian Aboriginal Art Trust by 1964]; Dorothy Bennett (1923-2003), Darwin, Australia, by 1964; purchased by MFAH, 1964.

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