Yirawala, Kuninjku people (1895/1899-1976), Maralaitj, mother of the tribes c.1965. Painting, Bark painting, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 62.0 h x 31.0 w cm. Purchased 1976 Collected by Sandra Le Brun Holmes, Sydney.

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Yirawala, Kuninjku people, Maralaitj, mother of the tribes c.1965

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