Aboriginal bark ornament.
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Other titles
Aboriginal hunt design
Reference
Butler (1987), 228
Date made
1940
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured
Matrix size
35.4 x 34.8 cm (printed image)
Support
tapa (beaten bark) cloth
Support size
37.8 x 37.0 cm (sheet)
State
publihed state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown, uncoloured
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'M Preston/ 40' Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'woodcut on Tapa - aboriginal bark ornament'
Subject description
Design based on an Aboriginal bark painting depicting a hunting ceremony with kangaroo and goanna forms.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
81125
Accession number
72.143
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
C.A.A.B. Meeting (1972-04-12)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1972.
Credit line
Purchased 1972
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist