| ID |
UNSW BP 1989/0488 (082441) |
| Artist |
Micky Muwarra GANAMBARR (c. 1917 - 2005) |
| Title |
Totemic sharks |
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| Category |
Painting |
| Medium |
bark |
| Materials |
ochres on eucalyptus bark |
| Edition Number |
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| Measurements (cms) |
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| Height |
110.00 |
| Width |
28.00 |
| Depth |
0.00 |
| Other |
Box frame: 134 x 52 x 11 cms |
| Marks/Inscriptions |
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| Location |
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| Produced |
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| When |
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| Where |
Australia, NE Arnhem land |
| Style |
NE Arnhem Land |
| Subject |
Marine |
| Credit Line |
Presented by Dr Milton Roxanas through the Australian Government's Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1989 |
| Description/Remarks |
Image depicts two yellow-ochre, solid-coloured sharks (one large, one smaller) facing each other towards centre of image, and floating on a background of "rarrk" (cross-hatch) patterning in white and red ochre painted between bold parrallel lines in yellow ochre - all creating multiple layers in a variety of directions and angles. |
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