Wongar Storm Snake - Fish.
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- Type
- Bark paintings
- Date
- 1966
- Place
- Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
- Materials
- Bark, Pigment
- Collection
- J Davidson collection no. 3
- Accession number
- 1985.0259.0158
Description
Ochres on bark. Painting in 2 sections divided by vertical yellow bars & crosshatching. Left has 3 larger black fish, centre has 3 small yellow fish, 1 upside down. Right sections has 3 pairs of smaller black fish. Striped crosshatched background.
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