Item X 84272 Animal figure. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1960

Summary

This wooden painted sculpture represents a bandicoot.

Physical Description

A carving of a bandicoot made from a single piece of softwood painted with natural pigments. The background colour is yellow and the back of the animal has a section of red ochre painted with dashes. The tail is painted with white pipe clay and the head has remnants of red and white stripes.