Collection
Binyinyuwuy
(Australia 1928–1982)
- Language group
- Djambarrpuyungu, Arnhem region
- Title
- Bushfire
- Other titles:
- A bushfire
- Place of origin
-
Milingimbi →
Central Arnhem Land →
Northern Territory →
Australia
- Year
- (1961)
- Media category
- Bark painting
- Materials used
- natural pigments on eucalyptus bark
- Dimensions
-
76.8 x 46.4cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1961
- Accession number
- IA17.1961
- Copyright
- © Binyinyiwuy/Bula'Bula Arts. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The bushfire swept through coconut palms on the mainland. The cross-hatching is the plain where the trees grew, the zig-zag lines represent the skin or bark of the palms, the red caps at the top represent the fire consuming the trees.
© Australian Art Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2005
- Exhibition history (2)
-
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1961, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Apr 1962–25 May 1962
Gamarada, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Nov 1996–16 Feb 1997
