Summary
This painting is titled "Sacred Rock" but no further details are available about the creation story it relates to. Buranday was a major artist at Milingimbi in the 1950s and 1960s, and a common theme he painted related to the King Brown Snake.
Physical Description
A single sheet of bark (Stringybark, Eucalytpus tetrodonta) painted with natural pigments. The imagery consists of a black background with four large shapes in the centre. A series zig-zag lines are painted down each side and in a broad band across the top.
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
1300 mm (Length), 800 mm (Width), 110 mm (Height)
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Previous Owner
Mr Errol Beutel, circa 1962
Errol Beutel was a secondary collector and his private collection was purchased by CRA (now Rio Tinto). -
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands