Summary
This wooden painted sculpture represents a snake.
Local Name
mundukul
Physical Description
A carving of a snake made from a single piece of softwood painted with natural pigments. The head is painted with white clay and the body with red ochre overpainted with black. The body is also painted with white clay and yellow with dots and the tail is yellow.
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 Produced
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Date Collected
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Object Measurements
785 mm (Length), 50 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
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Classification
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Date Made
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Maker
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Clan/Language Group
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Place Made
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Indigenous Region
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Previous Owner
circa 1960
Mr Errol Beutel was a secondary collector, and his collection was purchased by CRA. -
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands