AUSTRALIAN PIONEERS

Updated 30 Jun 2008

Black, white, ochre, yellow, green, red thread showing a Central Australian Aboriginal wearing a hat; warm brown, hardwood frame.
Thread painting on three layers of fabric, a hand-carved frame and surrounded with crushed quartz from the Ilparpa Ranges and red sand from the MacDonnell Ranges.

Detail showing texture of face, hat, background
Detail of stitches used

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