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Smoking the baby by Margaret Boko

Artwork Details

Artist
Margaret Boko
Title
Smoking the baby
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
60 × 55 cm
Region
Katherine
Availability
Available

Margaret Boko Williams lived at the Inkamala Block near Jay Creek with her family before moving to Alice Springs. Her father’s country is Glen Helen Gorge, and her mother was a Walpiri woman from north of central Mt Wedge. Margaret explained in 2007 when she joined Tangentyere Artists, “I was born in Alice Springs, and went to school at Jay Creek. This is the first time that I am painting. I speak Arrernte, Pitjantja…

Provenance

Artist: Margaret Boko
Title: Smoking New Born Baby
Catalogue/code: TAMB10C4607
Date: 2010
Size: 60 × 55 cm
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Art centre: Tangentyere Artists, Alice Springs (Mparntwe)
Certificate: Signed by Art Coordinator Liesl Rockchild, dated 1 November 2010.

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