Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0004 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Groote Eylandt; Angurugu | |
| Maker's Name | Galiowa | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Watercolor paints or earth pigments | |
| Description | Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark, titled "Mosquito", depicting large stylized image of a single mosquito with its wings spread and shown with 5 legs; Image is done in rust brown, mustard yellow, and white pigments or watercolors against a plain black background; Short edges of bark panel are irregularly cut, including two short projecting tabs along one edge. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 48.6, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 32.7 | |