Catalog Number |
CAS 2001-0004-0016 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | bark painting | |
Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
Global Region | Australia | |
Country | Australia | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Reserve: Arnhem Land; Liverpool River Escarpment | |
Maker's Name | Balirbalir | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1973 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Pigments; Cordage | |
Description | Painting on rectangular piece of eucalyptus bark, depicting single coiled snake whose body segments are painted with all over cross-hatched pattern in brown, white, and yellow; top and bottom edges of painting are reinforced against warping with peeled wooden rods that are lashed to the actual painting with plied native cordage or twine. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 48.4, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 49.3 |