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Salt water crocodile
KUBARKKU, Mick (Aboriginal artist, from Yikarrakkl, central Arnhem Land.)
Mick Kubarkku was a prominent Aboriginal Australian artist from the Arnhem Land region. At the age of 15, his father taught him the cultural significance and crafting techniques for creating paintings for sacred ceremonies. Kubarkku’s art and subject matter are a direct reflection of his Aboriginal Australian identity. Drawing on cave art traditions, his work is executed with a raw, rough and direct quality. This large saltwater crocodile is painted using naturally occurring pigments onto the smooth inner bark of the stringybark tree, common to northern parts of Australia.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 27011
Creation/Production
KUBARKKU, Mick
Date: 1979 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 10/5/2004
Given by Betty Meehan
Measurements
Height
(cm): 178
Width
(cm): 76
Techniques
painted wood construction
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
acrylic
bark
Location
In store
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