Item - Bapi, the snake and the scorpions

ID UNSW BP 1985/0367 (082249)
Artist MONJINJU ( - )
Title Bapi, the snake and the scorpions
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Category Painting
Medium bark
Materials ochres, eucalyptus bark
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Measurements (cms)  
  Height 112.00
  Width 56.00
  Depth 0.00
  Other Box frame: 104 x 67 x 6.5 cms
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Produced  
  When
  Where Australia, NE Arnhem Land
Style NE Arnhem Land
Subject Animal
Credit Line Presented by Dr Milton Roxanas through the Australian Government's Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1985
Description/Remarks    Image depicts a file snake (Bapi) and seven scorpions all ornamented with cross-hatch pattern (rarrk), on red-ochre coloured ground.
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