Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0006 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Queensland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Mornington Island | |
| Maker's Name | Goobalathaldin (Dick Roughsey) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1966 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Earth pigments; Peeled sticks; Native cordage | |
| Description | Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark, titled "The Coming of the Balamando", depicting the legend of the first people to settle on Mornington Island; Scene is depicted with three stylized human figures, representing Marnbill, the group's leader, his wife, Gin-Gin, and her uncle, Diwaliwal, who named places and edible foods all over the island; Pictured above them are various kinds of fish and below them are a raft and paddles; Scene is done in white, mustard yellow, black, gray, and rust brown pigments; Signature "Goobalathaldin" is written in black pigment along lower edge of painting and the year "66" is painted in lower left corner; Peeled sticks are positioned along upper and lower edges to front and back of panel and the two pieces of each pair lashed together at their ends with native cordage to prevent warping; Complete account of legend is handwritten by artist on piece of paper that is glued to reverse of painting; See CAS 2005-0006-0035 for western-style interpretation of this same legend by this same artist; NOTE: Bark paintings are not traditionally done on Mornington Island, but this artist taught himself from anthropology books and then asked his elders to tell him stories from that region. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 31.3, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 47.4 | |