Summary
The male figure in this painting appears to be depicted perhaps standing still as the feet are turned inwards although the arms are slightly outstretched. This is one of five bark paintings donated to the museum by Dr George Horne in 1922. One was later exchanged with the Australian Museum in Sydney. They were most likely collected in the late1800s or around 1900.
Physical Description
Natural pigments on eucalyptus bark (Stringybark, Eucalyptus tetrodonta). The image is of a male figure.
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Object/Medium
Painting, bark
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Locality
Cape Don, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Object Measurements
690 mm (Length), 390 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands