Title
Bark painting (hunting scene)
September 1959
Artists
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Yirrkala
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North-east Arnhem Land
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Northern Territory
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Australia
- Date
- September 1959
- Media category
- Bark painting
- Materials used
- natural pigments on bark
- Dimensions
- 102.9 x 62.3 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1959
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- IA55.1959
- Copyright
- © Estate of Mawalan Marika/Copyright Agency
- Artist information
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Mawalan Marika
Works in the collection
- Artist information
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Mathaman Marika
Works in the collection
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About
The four crosses represent sacred reefs. Species of fish, turtle and crocodile live in this environment. In the centre of the lower section is a large sacred devil ray.
© Information provided by the artist
Australian Art Department, AGNSW, 2000
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Places
Where the work was made
Yirrkala
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Gamarada, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Nov 1996–16 Feb 1997