Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting figure laying in eliptical form surrounded by five figures, by Bokarra

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Type: Paintings
Date: 1974
Place: Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Materials: Card, Paint - non specific
Collection: Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2
Accession number: 1985.0262.0021

Description

A painting on card depicting a figure laying in an eliptical form, surrounded by five figures, two of whom are playing clapsticks and didgeridu. The central figure laying in the eliptical form is painted ochre outlined in white, with banding around the waist and torso. The figures surrounding the eliptical form are painted brown outlined in white. The background is in-filled with ochre, brown, black and white cross hatched and line designs.

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