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An image of Bark painting (Teredo worms in the mangroves) by Tom Djawa

Tom Djawa

(Australia 1905–1980)

Language group
Gupapuyngu, Arnhem region
Title
Bark painting (Teredo worms in the mangroves)
Place of origin
Central Arnhem Land → Northern Territory → Australia
Year
circa 1950s
Media category
Bark painting
Materials used
natural pigments on bark
Dimensions

65.4 x 31.1cm

Credit
Purchased 1962
Accession number
IA3.1962
Copyright
© Tom Djawa/Bula'bula Arts. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Location
Yiribana Gallery
Bibliography (1)

Emily Joyce Evans and Falk Wolf, Remembering forward: Australian Aboriginal painting since 1960 2010, 'Bark paintings', pg. 102-123, Cologne, 2010, 107 (colour illus.), 118. cat.no. 47

Exhibition history (1)

Remembering Forward: An Exhibition of Major Australian Indigenous Artists, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany, 20 Nov 2010–20 Mar 2011