Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0001 | |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Bark painting | |
Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
Global Region | Australia | |
Country | Australia | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Arnhem Land; Village: Oenpelli Mission | |
Maker's Name | Badjarai | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Watercolor paints or earth pigments; Native cordage | |
Description | Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark, titled "Two Mythical People", depicting the Dreamtime legend of a woman named Akurindipa and her husband, who lived in a place called Mangongon and who later transformed themselves into two large rocks; Scene is depicted with two stylized human figures standing with a tree between them; Images are done in white and mustard yellow pigments or watercolors against a plain rust brown background; Peeled sticks are lashed with native cordage to front of panel along both side edges to prevent warping. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 65.7, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 42.1 |