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Catalog Number

CAS 2005-0006-0029   CAS 2005-0006-0029; Bark painting
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Bark painting
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist. Northwest Territory
County
Other Geographic Data Groote Eylandt: Umbakumba Aboriginal Mission
Maker's Name Terrunga
Date of Manufacture ca. 1965
Collection Name N/A
Materials Eucalyptus bark; Natural pigments
Description Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark titled "Crayfish", depicting pair of crayfish in colors of rust brown, white, yellow, and black, among several stylized aquatic plants, all against a plain black background.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 34.4, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 27.0