Bark painting

Museum number:
11-43158
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Accession number:
Acc.3998
Object count:
1
Description:
Bark painting: “The Kangaroo Dance.” On yellow ground, divided into two panels. Top shows a group of black, yellow, and brown kangaroos dancing around a waterhole. Also depicts black birds and a black snake amongst the kangaroos. Bottom panel shows the same animal group dancing. Cross-hatched throughout. With handles.
Donor:
Louis A. Allen
Collection place:
Northern Territory, Australia
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bark paintings
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
length 110 centimeters and width 46 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43158, described as Bark painting: “The Kangaroo Dance.” On yellow ground, divided into two panels. Top shows a group of black, yellow, and brown kangaroos dancing around a waterhole. Also depicts black birds and a black snake amongst the kangaroos. Bottom panel shows the same animal group dancing. Cross-hatched throughout. With handles.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43158, described as Bark painting: “The Kangaroo Dance.” On yellow ground, divided into two panels. Top shows a group of black, yellow, and brown kangaroos dancing around a waterhole. Also depicts black birds and a black snake amongst the kangaroos. Bottom panel shows the same animal group dancing. Cross-hatched throughout. With handles.

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