| ID |
UNSW BP 1986/0392 (052244) |
| Artist |
UNKNOWN ( - ) |
| Title |
Legend of Dreamtime fire |
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| Category |
Painting |
| Medium |
bark |
| Materials |
ochres on eucalyptus bark |
| Edition Number |
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| Measurements (cms) |
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| Height |
124.00 |
| Width |
48.50 |
| Depth |
0.00 |
| Other |
Box frame: 151.5 x 77 x 6.5 cms |
| Marks/Inscriptions |
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| Location |
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| Signed |
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| Produced |
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| When |
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| Where |
Australia, NE Arnhem Land, Yirrkala |
| Style |
NE Arnhem Land |
| Subject |
Fire |
| Credit Line |
Presented by Dr Milton Roxanas through the Australian Government's Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1986 |
| Description/Remarks |
Bark depicts central black crocodile on horizontal band of honeycomb pattern (fire pattern). Vertical bands of same pattern at each end.
Label attached verso reads:
"NUMBER 21
TRADITIONAL FIRE PATTERNS
Artist: Wakathi/unknown.
Tribe: unknown.
Area: Yirrkala.
Code: WMV11 Y1-03.
This is the traditional fire pattern. In the Dreamtime a man decided to make fire by rubbing two sticks. The fire got out of hand, and to disseminate the blaze he picked up a log and threw it into the sea./
He was so bady burnt that he changed into a crocodile and slipped into the salt water, finding it so soothing that he decided to stay there forever./
The markings on the crocodiles' backs are the scars he sustained in the fire.
Yellow diamonds represent sparks, red are fire, white are ash, and black represents charcoal."
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