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Collection

Unknown

(Australia)

Title
Bark painting (Fish and stingrays)
Place of origin
Central Arnhem Land → Northern Territory → Australia
Year
circa 1950
Media category
Bark painting
Materials used
natural pigments on bark
Dimensions

80.3 x 38.0cm (irreg.)

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated
Credit
Purchased 1959
Accession number
IA21.1959
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (1)

Frederick D. McCarthy, Australian Aboriginal art: bark paintings, carved figures, sacred and secular objects: an exhibition arranged by the State art galleries of Australia, 1960-1961 1960, 'Introduction', pg. 7-17, Sydney, 1960, 23. cat.no. 42

Exhibition history (1)

Australian Aboriginal art: bark paintings, carved figures, sacred and secular objects: an exhibition arranged by the State art galleries of Australia, 1960-1961: