Body painting
Primary Artist
Jimmy Pike (1940–2002)
Title
Other titles
Body painting - Purnara
Reference
Christensen (1988), 32
Date made
1987
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle, Desert Prints View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour, from multiple stencils
Matrix size
37.8 x 56.1 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
60.3 x 79.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
38/60
Edition information
edition of 60
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'J. PIKE'. Dated lower left in black pencil, '1987'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '38/60'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
77040
Accession number
88.776
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 11, 1987/88 (1988-06-28)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Desert Prints, Fremantle, WA, June 1988.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1988
Subject category
Body decoration: Painting
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Pike, Jimmy. | (1940–2002) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist