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CAS 2013-0001-0001   CAS 2013-0001-0001; Bark painting
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Bark painting
Culture Australian Aborigine: Jinang Tribe
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist. Northern Territory
County
Other Geographic Data Arnhem Land
Maker's Name Dan Gudinga (b. 1942)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Eucalyptus bark; Earth pigments
Description Earth pigment painting entitled “Totem Fish” on flat, rectangular piece of eucalyptus bark, depicting one large fish, surrounded by two smaller fish above it and two smaller fish and a tadpole (?) below it; Each figure is painted reddish brown and outlined in white; The largest fish and one of those at the top are also painted with alternating white, rust brown, and dark brown bands along the mid-sections of their bodies; Background of painting is black, and entire painting is framed by narrow brown band and two parallel white lines; Top and bottom edges of bark panel are somewhat rounded.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 44.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 22.5