Summary
Calendar featuring thirteen colour reproductions of bark paintings produced by Indigenous artists from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Captions beneath each painting include names of the artists and their clan or language group. Other information relates to the place and date of collection and the collector's name. The calendar also includes an explanatory text with a map of the region represented by the collection of bark paintings. The text discusses the origins of bark painting, the materials used and the designs. It also provides brief descriptions of each of the artworks featured in the calendar.
Physical Description
Incomplete calendar comprising of 14 loose sheets; colour ink on paper. Title: 'The Paintings'. Features a single sheet of printed text with map on top right, and 13 colour reproductions of bark paintings. Monthly dates not included.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Poster
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Date Produced
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Number of Sheets
14
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Number of Pages
14
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Overall Dimensions
322 mm (Length), 265 mm (Width)
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Artist
Charlie, Mowanjum, Western Australia, Australia, circa 1970
Cover image: Bark painting painted by Charlie and collected by Dr. H. Groger-Wurm at Mowanjum in 1970. -
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Dr Malangi D. Daymirringu, Manarrengu, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, circa 1965
January image: Painted by Malangi and collected by Mrs D Bennett at Manarrengu in circa 1965. -
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Paddy C. Namatbara, Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia, circa 1963
February and November images: bark painting by Paddy Namatbara. Both paintings were collected by Dr Karel Kupka in 1963 on Croker Island. -
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Naguridjilmi, Oenpelli, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, circa 1968
March image: Bark painting by Naguridjilmi and collected by Dr Helen Groger-Wurm in Oenpelli in 1968. -
Artist
Jack Yarungal, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia, circa 1965
April image: Bark painting by Jack Yarungal and collected by Dr Helen Groger-Wurm from Snake Bay on Melville Island in 1965. -
Artist
Tommy Pukualamiri, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia, circa 1965
May image: Bark painting by Tommy Pukualamiri and collected by Dr Helen Groger-Wurm from Snake Bay on Melville Island in 1965. -
Artist
Nanganaralil, Milingimbi, Northern Territory, Australia, circa 1967
June image: Bark painting by Nanganaralil and collected by Dr Helen Groger-Wurm in Milingimbi in 1967. -
Artist
Munggurawuy, Yirrkala, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, circa 1960-1970
July and September images: bark painting by Munggurawuy. The July painting was collected by Dr Karel Kupka in Yirrkala in 1963; the September artwork was acquired by AIATSIS in 1970. -
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Milbururu, Maningrida, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, circa 1968
August image: bark painting by Milbururu and collected by Dr Helen Groger-Wurm in Maningrida in 1968. -
Artist
Nandjewara, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia, circa 1963
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Organisation Named
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Collector
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Collector
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Sponsor
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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Collector
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Collector
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Publisher
Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS)
The paintings reproduced in this calendar are from the National Ethnographic Collection held by the Institute of Anatomy in Canberra at the time of publication. -
Printer
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Person Named
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Organisation Named
Department of Prehistory and Anthropology, Australian National University
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Person Named
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Collecting Areas
Ethnohistory, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life
Title
The Paintings
