Item - Yinarnga, the Rainbow Serpent

ID UNSW BP 1977/0044 (082221)
Artist Peter MARRALWANGA (1916 - 1987)
Title Yinarnga, the Rainbow Serpent
Alternate Titles
Category Painting
Medium bark
Materials ochres on eucalyptus bark
Edition Number
Measurements (cms)  
  Height 97.00
  Width 68.00
  Depth 0.00
  Other Box frame: 124 x 92 x 6.5 cms
Marks/Inscriptions  
  Location
  Signed not signed
Produced  
  When c. 1970
  Where Australia, NT, West Arnhem Land
Style West Arnhem Land
Subject Rainbow Serpent
Credit Line Purchased 1977
Description/Remarks    Rainbow Serpent with halo around human-like head, in x-ray style of fine cross-hatching (rarrk) in translucent pigments on unpainted ground; to the left a kangaroo- headed serpent.
Exhibition History University of NSW Aboriginal Art & Craft Exhibition, University Library, Kensington, (01/06/1977 - 16/06/1977)
Cinderella's Gems: Art and the Intellectual Mission, NSW, Qld and Vic. Regional Galleries, (26/03/1999 - 01/10/2000)
Bibliography Allen, C., Allen, B., Cinderella's Gems: Art and the Intellectual Mission, Macquarie University, North Ryde NSW Australia, 1999, Ill.pg.50
ISBN 1 86408 492 8

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