Repaired Minnie - from the Yarra River Cargo Project by Dale Cox © The artist. Courtesy the artist & Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne

Frewa Bardaluna

Yawkyawk Spirit Figure, 2007
Natural Earth pigments on fibre 
180 x 53 x 6cm
© The artist. Bardaluna is represented by Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory

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