Painting depicting a crocodile surrounded by eggs, by David Milaybuma

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Type: Bark paintings
Place: Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Materials: Bark, Chalk, Ink, Ochre, Paper
Collection: Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2
Accession number: 1991.0024.4644

Description

A bark painting depicting a crocodile surrounded by twenty-five eggs, using yellow, brown and cream coloured ochre. The crocodile is depicted in plan with a curved tail, except the head which is shown in profile. The body is divided into multiple segments infilled with dots, lines and fine cross hatching. The background is not painted. On the reverse, are inscriptions in red marking pen which read 'MILAYBUMA / GUNWINGBU TRIBE / W ARNHEM LAND', and inscriptions in black marking pen which read '29' and 1'. There are also chalk inscriptions, and minor paper label remains.

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