Summary
This painting depicts munjut, a native plum tree, and its "spotted" fruit is represented by the circles in the centre infilled with dots. This fruit is very popular and guwark, the crow, can be seen in the work eating it.
Physical Description
A single sheet of bark (Stringybark, Eucalytpus tetrodonta) painted with natural pigments.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Painting, bark
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Maker
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Locality
Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Object Measurements
540 mm (Length), 190 mm (Width), 10 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands