| ID |
UNSW BP 1977/0045 (082222) |
| Artist |
Marrirra MARAWILI (c. 1937 - ) |
| Title |
Fire dreaming |
| Alternate Titles |
|
| Category |
Painting |
| Medium |
bark |
| Materials |
ochres on eucalyptus bark |
| Edition Number |
|
| Measurements (cms) |
|
| Height |
150.00 |
| Width |
78.00 |
| Depth |
0.00 |
| Other |
Box frame: 177 x 104 x 8.5 cms |
| Marks/Inscriptions |
|
| Location |
|
| Signed |
not signed |
| Produced |
|
| When |
c. 1972 |
| Where |
Australia, NT, NE Arnhem Land |
| Style |
NE Arnhem Land |
| Subject |
Fire story |
| Credit Line |
Purchased 1977 |
| Description/Remarks |
Bark depicts fishermen in canoe hunting dugong, on a background of multiple panels of "fire" pattern. Two small figures on land with spears, paddles and canoe in lower right corner. |
| Exhibition History |
University of NSW Aboriginal Arts & Crafts Exhibition, University Library, Kensington, (01/06/1977 - 16/06/1977)
|
| Bibliography |
|
