Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Aboriginal bark ornament.

Other titles

Aboriginal hunt design

Date made

1940

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Reference

Butler (1987), 228

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured

Matrix size

35.4 x 34.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown, uncoloured

Subject description

Design based on an Aboriginal bark painting depicting a hunting ceremony with kangaroo and goanna forms.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

81125

Creators

PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025