Painting depicts a fish

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Type: Bark paintings
Place: Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Materials: Bark, Pigment, Wood
Collection: Maningrida Arts and Crafts 26/11/1973 collection
Accession number: 1985.0227.0004

Description

Ochres on bark, in wooden box frame. Depicts a single fish. Body crosshatched in red, white & yellow; divided into sections by lines of dots. Small ventral fins dotted, larger fins & tail decorated with parallel lines. Red background. Artist: Mandarrg. Location: Maningrida, NT. Untitled.

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