Mathaman Marika
(Australia circa 1915–11 Jan 1970)
- Language group
- Rirratjingu, Arnhem region
- Title
- Wagilag Sisters' Story
- Other titles:
- Wauwalag sisters myth
- Place of origin
-
Yirrkala →
North-east Arnhem Land →
Northern Territory →
Australia
- Year
- 1959
- Media category
- Bark painting
- Materials used
- natural pigments on bark
- Dimensions
-
142.2 x 54.6cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1960
- Accession number
- IA35.1960
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (1)
-
Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Author), Steven Miller (Australia) (Author), Tony Tuckson (Egypt; England; Australia, b.1921, d.1973) (Author), James Scougall (Australia) (Author), Mollie Gowing (Australia, d.2009) (Author), Harry Messel (Author), Craig Brush (Author), Ronald Fine (Australia) (Author), Alison Fine (Australia) (Author), Gordon Davies (Australia) (Author), Rosalind Davies (Author), Christopher Hodges (Australia, b.1954) (Author), Helen Eager (Australia, b.1952) (Author), Rosemary Gow (Australia) (Author), Sandra Phillips (Author), Daphne Wallace (Australia, b.1964) (Author), Ken Watson (Australia) (Author), Gamarada, Sydney, 1996, 32 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (4)
-
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 22 Mar 1961–23 Apr 1961.
Gamarada, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Nov 1996–16 Feb 1997.
Wangarrtja: The Painters of the Wagilag Sisters, National Gallery of Australia, 12 Sep 1997–16 Nov 1997.
ochre: bark paintings from the Collection (2000-01), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 02 Nov 2000–06 May 2001.
