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Water Python3544/8

Painting on a piece of arches paper, in vertical orientation; depicts two water pythons. Painting background is dark brown, that lightens to yellow-brown in centre; the two serpents, curled around one another, span the entire height. Snakes have thick bodies that narrow at the neck and tail; both have triangular heads and oval-shaped eyes, with white pupils. Small, white forked tongues extend from mouths, into bottom corners of painting. Bodies are decorated with rectangles filled with cross-hatching; rectangles are maroon, cross-hatching done in black and white. Lines dividing rectangles are maroon, outlined in black. The snakes are curled around maroon ovals, outlined in white. Back of painting has a stamp on it; pencil inscriptions underneath.

Culture
Australian
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rainbow Serpent3544/4

Painting on a piece of arches paper, in horizontal orientation; depicts the Rainbow Serpent with humanoid figures throughout. Painting background is orange-brown and the undulating serpent spans the entire width. Serpent has a thick body that narrows at the neck and pointed tail, a white oval-shaped head with an open mouth, and a red circular eye. A long, white forked tongue extends from mouth and rests above a seated humanoid figure. Body of serpent is decorated with rectangles filled with diagonal cross-hatched bands; bands are yellow, white, red and black. Lines dividing rectangles are white; serpent's body is outlined in black with white ovals at intervals throughout. Three additional humanoid figures are in the painting, in between the curves of the serpent's body. To the left of the serpent is a large white fish; body is decorated with diagonal bands filled with cross-hatching. White plants along edges of painting, along with three ovals. Back of painting is undecorated; pencil inscriptions and blind-embossed stamp in top left corner.

Culture
Australian
Made in
Oenpelli, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brolga Feeding3544/7

Painting on a piece of arches paper, in vertical orientation; depicts a brolga. Painting background is dark brown, that lightens to yellow-brown in centre; the bird spans the entire height and width of the painting. Brolga has its long legs stretched in front of it, resting on its tail, with its neck bent over a plant. Bird has a black oval-shaped head, with yellow eyes, and a long beak; neck is black with wide white stripes throughout, outlined in yellow. Lower section of legs are black with a vertical yellow stripe running through the middle. Upper section of leg is decorated like body. Bird has an oval-shaped body with a protruding semi-circular chest and semi-circular tail. Chest is black; tail is black and decorated with white diagonal lines. Body is decorated with rectangles filled with cross-hatching; rectangles are black, cross-hatching done in maroon, yellow and white. Lines dividing rectangles are white. Long black stripes run down back of bird; outer stripe has a yellow line through the centre, inner stripe has wide white bands. The plant the brolga is feeding from consists of a black circle with wavy black and white lines extending from the top, and dotted lines from the bottom; dots are yellow, white and black. Back of painting has a stamp on it; pencil inscriptions underneath.

Culture
Australian
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Yurlungurr (The Great Snake)3544/1

Painting on a long, thin and rectangular piece of slightly warped bark; depicts Yurlungurr (the Great Snake). Painting background is maroon with sections of black and dark yellow; maroon is covered in white dots. Main design consists of two large, curled serpents in centre of painting. Snakes have thick bodies that taper at white, oval-shaped heads and pointed tails. Short, white forked tongues extend from mouths; both have maroon circular eyes. Bodies are decorated with diagonal bands filled with cross-hatching; bands are maroon, white and dark yellow. Snake bodies are outlined in maroon with white dots throughout. Neck of top snake is dark yellow, bottom snake has a black neck. The space surrounding the top snake is black, space around bottom snake is dark yellow. Throughout painting background there are large semi-circles, fan palms, and animals. All background decorations are done in maroon, black, white and dark yellow; cross-hatching and dot motifs throughout. Back of painting is undecorated; paper label is adhered to centre.

Culture
Australian
Made in
Milingimbi, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Two Cranes3544/5

Painting on a piece of paper, in horizontal orientation; depicts two cranes crouching over a nest. Painting background is dark brown, that lightens to yellow-brown and red-brown in the centre. The birds are facing one another and have their necks intertwined. Both have their long legs stretched out in front of them, with their tails sticking out at an angle. Birds have black oval-shaped heads, with white eyes and long beaks; bird on right has a black plume on its head. The necks are black and decorated with plain white lines; identical decorations on their legs. Birds have oval-shaped bodies with protruding semi-circular chests and rectangle-like tails. Chests and tails are black and decorated with white lines. Bodies are decorated with diamonds and triangles filled with cross-hatching; designs done in maroon, dark yellow, black and white. Long black stripes run down backs of birds; lines with diamonds run down centres of bodies. Nest consists of white horizontal lines with two white eggs in the centre, outlined in maroon. Back of painting has a stamp on it; pencil inscriptions underneath.

Culture
Australian
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Two Barra3544/6

Painting on a piece of paper, in horizontal orientation; depicts two barramundi (barra) fish and plants. Painting background is dark brown, that lightens to yellow-brown and red-brown in the centre. The fish span the width of the painting and are swimming next to one another. Both have triangular heads, flared tails and oval-like bodies, that widen at the neck. They have two pear-shaped fins, close to the head, and semi-circular fins near the tail; both have spiny dorsal fins. The head, tail, pear-shaped fins and dorsal fins are maroon, outlined in white. Semi-circular fins are decorated with diagonal lines; bands of cross-hatching across body. Additional dots and line motifs throughout body. All decorations are done in white and yellow. There is a large yellow bulb in the bottom right corner, with roots. Leaves and flowers extend from it, stretching towards all corners of painting. Back of painting has a stamp on it; pencil inscriptions underneath.

Culture
Australian
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3543/1

Large woven basket with a long handle that extends overtop of the entire basket; strap ends are stitched along top interior edge. Strap consists of three coiled strands. Handle has stiffened and sits above rim of basket. Body is circular and has a wide coiled rim. Sides and base are decorated with bands of alternating open and closed weave; open sections have a grid pattern with diagonal lines throughout them. Entire basket is naturally coloured.

Culture
Australian
Material
pandanus leaf ?
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark Painting3532/10

Painting on a rectangular piece of slightly warped bark; depicts a spirit figure. The background is painted orange-red, figure is beige and wearing a wide-brimmed hat and full-body suit. Face of figure is rectangular, and has black eyes and a wide frowning mouth. Arms are held up and knees are bent, with feet turned toward one another; figures spans entire bark piece. Both hat and suit have an alternating stripe pattern, done in red, white and dark yellow; stripes are made up of cross-hatching. Cuffs, neckline and centre of full-body suit have beige bands with red dots throughout. Identically patterned beige bands extend from elbows and connect to knees; two striped bands extend from bottom edge of hat and connect to feet. Rectangle protrudes from bottom of figure's body and has two beige points along the bottom edge; rectangle decorated with the alternating stripe pattern. Back is undecorated; inscriptions written across surface. (Hanging hardware attached along top centre edge.)

Culture
Australian
Made in
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3532/8

Carving of a lizard, done in high relief, on a short cylindrical pole; undecorated base extends from bottom. Pole is stained dark brown; lizard is a matching colour, outlined with dark red pigment. Majority of lizard is on front of pole with its legs wrapped around the sides; tail touches base and triangle-shaped head is close to top edge. Alternating stripes of white and dark yellow dots decorate surface of lizard. Eyes and nostrils are white; both are oval-shaped. Top of pole has a band circling it, made of shallowly incised lines.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark Painting3532/9

Painting on a rectangular piece of slightly warped bark; likely depicts the entity Wintjili. The background consists of black and brown-red stripes, of varying widths; blocks of dark yellow throughout stripe pattern. Outer edge of painting is trimmed with white bands filled with black diagonal lines, dark red vertical lines, and black and dark red dots. Figure spans entire bark piece, arms are held up and knees are bent; hands and feet are beige, face is decorated with black and maroon bands, made up of cross-hatching. Head is oval-shaped; white circular eyes frame a large, beige triangular nose, maroon dots across nose. Figure is wearing a full-body suit with an alternating stripe and chevron pattern, done in maroon and dark yellow; patterns are made up of cross-hatching. Dark yellow band runs down centre of suit, alternating sections of black and white dots throughout. Edges of suit are trimmed with white and maroon dots. Semi-circular shapes protrude from either side of chest, underneath bent arms; done in orange and decorated with white striped bands. Additional white bands decorate background, filled with black and maroon dots. Back of painting is undecorated; inscriptions written across surface. (Hanging hardware attached along top centre edge.)

Culture
Australian
Made in
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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