Item - Metamorphosis of the octopus
| ID | UNSW BP 1989/0476 (082488) |
| Artist | George LIWUKANG BUKURLATJPI (c. 1927 - ) |
| Title | Metamorphosis of the octopus |
| Alternate Titles | Transfiguration of the octopus |
| Category | Painting |
| Medium | bark |
| Materials | ochres on eucalyptus bark |
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| Measurements (cms) | |
| Height | 57.00 |
| Width | 53.00 |
| Depth | 0.00 |
| Other | Box frame: 87.5 x 82 x 6.5 cms |
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| Produced | |
| When | 1976 |
| Where | Australia, NT, Elcho Island |
| Style | NE Arnhem Land |
| Subject | Religion |
| Credit Line | Presented by Professor John Cawte through the Australian Government's Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1989 |
| Description/Remarks | |
| Exhibition History | New Acquisitions: Bark Paintings & Sculptures, The University Club, (18/07/1989 - 18/08/1989) |
| Bibliography | John Cawte AO, The Universe of the Warramirri: Art, Medicine and Religion in Arnhem Land, NSW University Press, Kensington NSW Australia, 1993,, pg. 70 and ill. pg.71 ISBN 0 86840 013 0 |
