Bark Painting
Item number C1698 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Bark painting. Top right panel: jungle fowl with a lizard in its beak; nest of eggs underneath. Opposite panel: frog with two snakes; underneath panel shows two frogs, male and female. The red and black headed frogs are of one variety. Those with the smaller white heads are a different species. Inscription on back in white chalk.
Item History
- Made by Dainajan (Maker) in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia before 1957
- Owned by University of Melbourne before 1957
- Received from University of Melbourne (Exchanger) during 1957
What
- Name
- Bark Painting
- Identification Number
- C1698
- Type of Item
- painting
- Manufacturing Technique
- painted
- Overall
- height 77.4 cm, width 39.2 cm, depth 3.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Who
- Culture
- Australian: Gobaboino
- Creator
- Dainajan (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- University of Melbourne
- Received from
- University of Melbourne (Exchanger)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1957
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- paintings
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 61
- Accession Number
- 1839/0002
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