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Title

Bush onion

2005

Artist

P Mpwetyane Hayes

Australia

– circa 2016

Language group: Western Arrernte, Central Desert region

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  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Alice Springs → Northern Territory → Australia
    Date
    2005
    Media category
    Painting
    Materials used
    synthetic polymer paint on canvas
    Dimensions
    54.0 x 40.0 cm stretcher
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Mollie Gowing Acquisition fund for Contemporary Aboriginal art 2006
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    163.2006
    Artist information
    P Mpwetyane Hayes

    Works in the collection

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  • About

    The art centre documentation for 'Bush onion' states:

    The yalke [bush onion] (the large circles) grows all over the soft earth, its roots (the lines) linking up underneath.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Alice Springs

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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