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
tunga
Physical Description
A single sheet of bark, Eucalyptus sp., folded over and stitched down the two long sides with cane. It is painted with natural pigments. The string handle is attached at the rim at the rear.
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Locality
Bathurst or Melville Island, North, Northern Territory, Australia
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Exhibition Collection Management
300 mm (Length), 350 mm (Width), 600 mm (Height)
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Classification
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Date Made
1970
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
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life