Bark painting

Museum number:
11-38381
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2173
Description:
Bark painting; red ochre ground; center figure a long-necked bird; surrounded by various fish; colors are red and yellow ochre and white; back marked: “Miligimbi Boyun”
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Milingimbi Island, Crocodile Islands, Arnhem Land
Culture or time period:
Milingimbi
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bark paintings
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Bark painting, accession number 11-38381, described as Bark painting; red ochre ground; center figure a long-necked bird; surrounded by various fish; colors are red and yellow ochre and white; back marked: “Miligimbi Boyun”Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Bark painting, accession number 11-38381, described as Bark painting; red ochre ground; center figure a long-necked bird; surrounded by various fish; colors are red and yellow ochre and white; back marked: “Miligimbi Boyun”Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Bark painting, accession number 11-38381, described as Bark painting; red ochre ground; center figure a long-necked bird; surrounded by various fish; colors are red and yellow ochre and white; back marked: “Miligimbi Boyun”

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