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Kangaroo

1900s

Australia, Western Arnhem Land, 20th century

Medium
tempera on bark
Measurements
Overall: 100 x 54 cm (39 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Annette Mathias and Children 1982.113
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Aboriginal artists made paintings on bark using symbols drawn from ceremonial body painting and rock paintings.
Rectangular sheet of striated dark brown bark painted in white with a stylized kangaroo in profile. The head significantly smaller than the body, the arms and legs stick diagonally out and down with the tail curved between the legs. A diamond pattern covers the chest while hatching marks the back and most of the remainder of the body. The paint has worn away in striated patches.

Kangaroo

1900s

Australia, Western Arnhem Land, 20th century

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