We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Frank Hodgkinson Nippa Kapirigi, artist, traditional owner of Deaf Adder Gorge, Northern Territory

92 x 244 cm

Image courtesy Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

This portrait by Frank Hodgkinson is now in the collection of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, with the title Portrait of Nipper Kapirigi. There are various spellings of the sitter’s name, including Nippa/Nipper and Kapirigi/Gabirigi/Kabirriki.