Bark painting

Museum number:
11-43186
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Accession number:
Acc.3999
Description:
Bark painting: “The Mangrove Swamp.” On yellow ground; main features are a black snake, and a red tree with yellow, red, and black leaves; background cross-hatched. 29 x 83 cm.
Donor:
Louis A. Allen
Collection place:
Milingimbi region, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Culture or time period:
Milingimbi
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bark paintings
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
length 83 centimeters and width 29 centimeters
Title:
The Mangrove Swamp.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43186, described as Bark painting: “The Mangrove Swamp.” On yellow ground; main features are a black snake, and a red tree with yellow, red, and black leaves; background cross-hatched. 29 x 83 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43186, described as Bark painting: “The Mangrove Swamp.” On yellow ground; main features are a black snake, and a red tree with yellow, red, and black leaves; background cross-hatched. 29 x 83 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43186, described as Bark painting: “The Mangrove Swamp.” On yellow ground; main features are a black snake, and a red tree with yellow, red, and black leaves; background cross-hatched. 29 x 83 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43186, described as Bark painting: “The Mangrove Swamp.” On yellow ground; main features are a black snake, and a red tree with yellow, red, and black leaves; background cross-hatched. 29 x 83 cm.

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