Painting depicts two turtles
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- Type
- Bark paintings
- Place
- Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
- Materials
- Bark, Clay
- Collection
- J Davidson collection no. 2
- Accession number
- 1985.0217.0003
Description
Ochres on bark in wooden box frame. Depicts two turtles, one yellow and one black, in centre of bark. Along sides of bark are 6 fish, 3 either side: 2 yellow, 2 black, 2 brown. All figures outlined in white. Background cross-hatched in red and white, with yellow frame. Painted at Yirrkala, NT, 1967.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 5:26:49 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-23. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.