Summary
In this painting the animals are depicted side on and appear to be in the motion of walking along in the same direction, while their heads are shown in a different plane with their eyes look straight out. The eyes are painted with a distinctive blue pigment and the elements of the internal organs of both animals are also shown.
Physical Description
Natural pigments on eucalyptus bark (Stringybark, Eucalyptus tetrodonta). The image is of a bandicoot and an echidna.
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Object/Medium
Painting, bark
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Locality
Alligator River, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Object Measurements
1565 mm (Length), 855 mm (Width), 70 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands