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Tjimari

(Australia circa 1901– )

Language group
Murrinh-Patha, Fitzmaurice region
Title
Bark painting (Totemic site, Ngakuma Da)
Place of origin
Wadeye (Port Keats)Northern TerritoryAustralia
Year
circa 1955
Media category
Bark painting
Materials used
natural pigments on bark
Dimensions

52.7 x 29.8cm

Credit
Purchased 1959
Accession number
IA38.1959
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (3)

Tony Tuckson (Egypt; England; Australia, b.1921, d.1973) (Author), Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Domain, 1973, 8. cat.no. A25

Ronald M. Berndt (b.1916) (Author), Australian Aboriginal art, Sydney, 1966, (illus.). plate no. 54

Tony Tuckson (Egypt; England; Australia, b.1921, d.1973) (Author), Australian Aboriginal art: bark paintings, carved figures, sacred and secular objects: an exhibition arranged by the State art galleries of Australia, 1960-1961, Sydney, 1960, 31. cat.no. 89

Exhibition history (6)

Australian Aboriginal art: bark paintings, carved figures, sacred and secular objects: an exhibition arranged by the State art galleries of Australia, 1960-1961, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 17 Aug 1960–18 Sep 1960.

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

Australian Aboriginal art: bark paintings, carved figures, sacred and secular objects: an exhibition arranged by the State art galleries of Australia, 1960-1961, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Nov 1960–Dec 1960.

Australian Aboriginal art: bark paintings, carved figures, sacred and secular objects: an exhibition arranged by the State art galleries of Australia, 1960-1961, Western Australian Art Gallery, Feb 1961–Mar 1961.

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

Australian Aboriginal art: bark paintings, carved figures, sacred and secular objects: an exhibition arranged by the State art galleries of Australia, 1960-1961, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, May 1961–Jun 1961.