Item - File snake, lotus and two hills

ID UNSW BP 1990/0509 (082527)
Artist DAYPURRYUN ( - )
Title File snake, lotus and two hills
Alternate Titles Untitled
Category Painting
Medium bark
Materials ochres on eucalyptus bark
Edition Number
Measurements (cms)  
  Height 87.00
  Width 46.00
  Depth 0.00
  Other Box frame: 103.5 x 66.5 x 10.5 cms
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  Signed
Produced  
  When
  Where Australia, NE Arnhem Land, Elcho Island
Style NE Arnhem Land
Subject Animal
Credit Line Presented by Mrs Alison Fine through the Australian Government's Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1990
Description/Remarks    Depicts a centrally placed, solid black-painted file snake flanked in lower half of image by solid black-painted lotus leaves and buds, and in the upper half by twin solid black-painted hills. All appear on a layered ground of fine red,yellow, black and white cross-hatch pattern (rarrk), in vertical and horizontal stripes. Top width of image is bordered by arcing parrallel lines in black, white, red and yellow ochres.
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