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STRETCHING THE CANVASES

Many of the works on show in the Papunya Painting exhibition had been stored rolled. They were generally in good condition but needed minor cleaning and repairs. Here, National Museum conservators mount a canvas on a timber stretcher for display.

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Inspecting the canvas

Two conservators inspect far end of large Yumari 1976 dot painting by Uta Uta Tjangala.

National Museum conservators Sharon Towns and Mark Henderson
inspect the edge of Uta Uta Tjangala's Yumari. This 1976 canvas
is 1.7 metres by 3.4 metres. Photo: Andrew Sheargold.