Kukuken: Freshwater Crocodile in Ochre on Bark

Wally Mandarrk 1915 -1987 Kukuken: the Fresh water crocodile…
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Wally Mandarrk 1915 -1987 Kukuken: the Fresh water crocodile ochres on bark Moiety: Dhuwa Central Arnhem Land, circa 1970 old label affixed verso reads: 'Mandarrk 45 years old, Dagbon from upper Liverpool River' 65 x 26 cm

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