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Australian Aboriginal Barks

Australian Aboriginal bark painting, barramundi, (Peter)Marrlawanga . #AGW037 ~ 12 1/2" x 36"

$2,500.00

Australian Aboriginal painting on bark, barramundi, x-ray style, Peter Marralwanga, .ca. 1970s.Acquired from the artist at a presentation in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1976.
Peter Marralwanga (1916–1987), also known as Djakku (meaning left-handed, was a Yolgnu artist known for his painting. Born in 1916 in West Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia,[3] Marralwanga was influenced by Yirawala, a fellow artist and elder in his community.

He is best known for his creation of paintings both on paper and bark. Those works reflect the artistic practices of his elders and community with elements of ceremonial and spiritual creatures alongside the cross-hatching pattern known as rarrk.
12 1/2” x 36” #AGW037

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SHIPPING INFORMATION: An advantage to residents of the United States is, if you are shipping to an address within the 48 mainland states, we will ship this painting FREE at our expense, and you will avoid delays of trans-Pacific shipping, customs paperwork and import duties, as this authentic indigenous Australian Aboriginal dreamtime painting is currently secured in climate-controlled conditions in Fort Myers, Florida. For buyers who wish shipping to other locations, we can arrange that at your expense, to be negotiated after your purchase.

This was, in fact, our very first purchase of an item of Australian indigenous Aboriginal art. It was the beginning of a long and loving interest in in indigenous and tribal art.