Title
Mimih hunter and ceremony
circa 1961
Artist
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Details
- Other Titles
- Bark painting (Mimi hunter and corroboree)
Mimi hunter and corroboree - Place where the work was made
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Western Arnhem Land
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Northern Territory
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Australia
- Date
- circa 1961
- Media category
- Bark painting
- Materials used
- natural pigments on bark
- Dimensions
- 72.4 x 52.0 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1962
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- IA163.1962
- Copyright
- © Estate of Anchor Barrbuwa Wurrkidj. Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
- Artist information
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Anchor Barrbuwa Wurrkidj
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About
In this painting, the white area represents rock. The red represents an area inside the rock, where the mimih hunter and ceremonial participants are depicted.
from Hetti Perkins et al., 'Crossing country: the alchemy of Western Arnhem Land art', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2004
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Places
Where the work was made
Western Arnhem Land
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Crossing country: the alchemy of Western Arnhem Land art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 24 Sep 2004–12 Dec 2004
Sentient lands, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Jun 2016–08 Oct 2017
Sentient lands, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 Jan 2017–08 Oct 2017
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Bibliography
Referenced in 4 publications
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Margo Neale and Ann Jackson-Nakano, Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, Port Melbourne, 2003, 5 (colour illus.).
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Margo Neale, Yiribana: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection, Sydney, 1994, 54, 55 (colour illus.), 139. plate no. 24
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Hetti Perkins, Crossing country: the alchemy of western Arnhem Land art, Sydney, 2004, 230.
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Tony Tuckson, Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Sydney, 1973, 8. cat.no. A31
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