Summary
Poster promoting the National Gallery of Victoria's travelling exhibition 'Aboriginal and Oceanic Decorative Art'. The exhibition travelled to a number of venues in Melbourne and regional Victoria in 1980. The exhibition included bark paintings by Mangalili artist Narritjin Maymuru and Oceanic items made for personal use as body decoration or in domestic contexts.
Physical Description
Brown ink on paper. Titled 'Aboriginal and Oceanic Decorative Art'. Features an image of a bark painting; brown colours on a pale background. Text below the image lists exhibition dates and venues.
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Poster
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Number of Sheets
1
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Number of Pages
1
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Overall Dimensions
445 mm (Width), 878 mm (Height)
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Artist
Narritjin Maymurru
Bark paintings by Mangalili artist Narritjin Maymuru were exhibited in the exhibition 'Aboriginal and Oceanic Decorative Art'. -
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Collecting Areas
Ethnohistory, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life
Title
Aboriginal and Oceanic Decorative Art