Dingoes
1948
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark
Measurements
43.2 × 94.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Commonwealth Government, 1956
© Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
In the 1940s, many bark paintings by the Anindilyakwa people of Groote Eylandt were collected and placed in state art collections by the amateur anthropologist and ethnographer Charles Mountford. The background of each of these barks was first painted black with pigment made from the rich manganese deposits that are unique to Groote Eylandt. The works were then painted with figures representing two dingoes.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.l.: 181
inscribed in ballpoint pen on reverse l.l.: No96 / Grote Is / 13/6/48
Accession Number
O.2-1956
Department
First Nations Australia
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