Summary
This wooden painted sculpture represents a snake.
Physical Description
A carving of a snake made from a single piece of softwood painted with natural pigments. The background is painted with yellow ochre and the head is black with eyes and neck painted white pipe clay. The back of the figure is decorated with dashes of white, yellow, black and red pigments.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Animal figure
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Maker
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Locality
Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Date Collected
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Object Measurements
730 mm (Length), 50 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands