Summary
This painting relates to the travels of the Djan'kawu Sisters and story for the clan of the artist's mother - the Liyagawumirr clan.
Physical Description
A single sheet of stringybark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta) painted on one side with natural pigments. It has a series of squares or a grid, each separated by red ochre, and painted with lines, circles or crosshatching. Titled: 'Waterholes at Garriyak'.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Painting, bark
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Maker
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Cultural Groups
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Locality
Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Date Produced
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Overall Dimensions
470 mm (Length), 270 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands