Summary
The painting depicts Murayana, the Hunter, who made spears particularly in the wet season when plants grow and fruit is abundant. This work is a segment of the larger epic story of Murayana relating to the ancestral homeland of the artist's clan at the place called Djiliwirri in Buckingham Bay.
Physical Description
A single sheet of bark (Stringybark, Eucalytpus tetrodonta) painted with natural pigments.
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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
465 mm (Length), 315 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands