Summary
This work is part of a collection formed over a four year period by Baillieu Myer and Carrillo Gantner with support from Neilma Gantner and guidance from Jennifer Isaacs. It was first shown at the California Palace of the Legion of Honour in San Francisco in 1999 to commemorate the arrival in Australia of Sidney (Baevski) Myer, the found of the Myer Emporium, and to celebrate the trans-Pacific links between the Myer and Gantner families. The collection of contemporary Australian Aboriginal art was made to celebrate and share the distinctive creativity of Australia's Indigenous people.
Local Name
Anggum
Physical Description
Container made from eucalyptus bark, decorated with natural earth pigments. The bark is gathered and pleated at each end. The handles are bound and braced with bark string and resin. The decoration on both sides features Wandjina figures on a white background.
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Object Measurements
780 mm (Length), 210 mm (Width), 41 mm (Height)
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Date Made
1960-1990
Jennifer Isaacs was engaged by the Gantner Myer family to put together a collection of artworks by Australian Aboriginal artists to commemorate .. -
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References
[Book] Isaacs, Jenny. 1999. Spirit Country: Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art.
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Collecting Areas
Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life