Bark painting depicting a dancing spirit woman called Wintjili.

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Type: Bark paintings
Date: 1965
Place: Minjilang, Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia
Materials: Bark, Pigment
Collection: J Davidson collection no. 3
Accession number: 1985.0259.0426

Description

Ochres on bark. Depicts a dancing spirit woman called Wintjili. The woman has bent arms and legs; club-shaped appendages from her elbows, and long white flying hair. On her body are four oval shapes containing dotted circles. Two more circles on her hips. Her head, hands and feet are brown; body decorated with coloured lines, dots and crosshatching. Natural back background.

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