Catalog Number
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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 | |