Catalog Number | CAS 2013-0001-0002 | |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Bark painting | |
Culture | Australian Aborigine: Milingimbi Tribe | |
Global Region | Australia | |
Country | Australia | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Arnhem Land | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Earth pigments | |
Description | Untitled bark painting done in earth pigments on a flat, rectangular piece of eucalyptus bark, depicting pair of black snakes with a stylized plant between them with alternating pairs of leaves in black and dark brown, all on a background of alternating white, dark brown, and mustard yellow cross-hatched bands; Painting is framed along all four edges by narrow black band. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 28.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 75.8 |