Dot painting "Bush Potato"
Artist
Lisa Lowe Napangardi
Language
Warlpiri
Cultural area
Central Desert
Object type
Acrylic paintings
Object number
2007.0053.1176
Description
A colour dot painting on canvas featuring a circular central element divided into eleven segments by wavy lines with white dots on either side. There are other wavy elements to each side of the central circle. On the reverse are three stickers, one is a barcode sticker featuring the number "A00000028", and another has the text "LISA LOWE / BUSH POTATO / ...". The third has the text: "Queensland Aboriginal Creations Gallery" at the top. Stamped in ink on a clear sticker at bottom is the text: " 'BUSH POTATO' - LISA LOWE". Handwritten on the reverse of the canvas is text describing the artist's origin and story. The canvas is stapled to a wooden stretcher.
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint - non specific
Dimensions
Width: 1279mm
Height: 785mm
Depth: 22mm
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