Item X 81273 Carving. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1950

Summary

This wooden painted sculpture represents an ancestral being.

Physical Description

An anthropomorphic figure set on a circular base and carved from a single piece of hardwood. It is painted with natural pigments with a black coating and a clan design painted onto the torso. The figure has feathered armbands and an apron made of vegetable fibre string.