Summary
This bark painting depicts Yingarna, the creator figure, who has her many painted baskets hanging from her neck and shoulders. It is made painting natural pigments on Eucalyptus bark.
Physical Description
A sheet of Stringybark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta) painted with natural pigments. The image is of the female ancestor Yingarna and her baskets.
Significance
Thompson Yulidjirri helped establish Injalak Arts and Crafts and is a senior painter, educating many others. He has work in national collections and has participated in many exhibitions. He was one of the artists to travel to museums to identify work for the Twined Together exhibition.
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Object/Medium
Painting, bark
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Locality
Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fully Extended
440 mm (Width), 30 mm (Depth), 1050 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life