Item - Rainbow serpent, stone country

ID UNSW BP 1990/0517 (082534)
Artist Mick MANDAYNJKU ( - 1985)
Title Rainbow serpent, stone country
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Category Painting
Medium bark
Materials ochres on eucalyptus bark
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  Height 96.00
  Width 43.00
  Depth 0.00
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  Where Australia, NT, NW Arnhem Land
Style NW Arnhem Land
Subject Rainbow Serpent
Credit Line Presented by Mrs Alison Fine through the Australian Government's Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1990
Description/Remarks    Image depicts figure eight-coiled serpent detailed in rarrk patterning in red and white ochres on an unpainted ground. Inscribed on verso: Mandiangu/NGALJOD: The rainbow serpent/ Stone country; who created many landmarks in the Artist's country
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