| Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0002 |
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| Category |
Visual Arts |
| Object Name |
Bark painting |
| Culture |
Australian Aborigine |
| Global Region |
Australia |
| Country |
Australia |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Northern Territory |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Arnhem Land; Village: Oenpelli Aboriginal Mission |
| Maker's Name |
Mangudja |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1965 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Eucalyptus bark; Pigments; Wood; Native cordage |
| Description |
Pigment painting on flattened strip of eucalyptus bark titled, "Mimi Women Dancing Yam Danceâ€, depicting two very tall and thin women dancing amid yam vines; All figures are first painted in white and then further embellished with brown and mustard brown pigments, all on a plain brown background; Stripped and peeled wooden rods are secured along both top and bottom edges of eucalyptus panel with four short pieces of native cordage to prevent warping. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 27.7, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 41.1 |